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Introduction to Archaeoastronomy
URL: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/cfaar_as.html

Description:
What do Chaco Canyon, Gotland, Stonehenge, Takamatsu Zuka Kofun, and Carnac have in common? This page defines archaeoastronomy as the "study of the astronomical practices, celestial lore, mythologies, religions and world-views of all ancient cultures" and provides an annotated set of links, organized by subject, to General, Native American/Meso-American, Megalithic, and World archaeoastronomy sites.

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Astronomy, Prehistoric
Megalithic monuments

LII Database Information:
Record 14440 created by on 04/05/1999
Last modification on 03/05/2000
Published: 04/05/1999  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/14440