Archaeoastronomy And The Roots Of Science

by E. C. Krupp

Overview

Archaeoastronomy is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary inquiry into the minds of our prehistoric and ancient ancestors, one that attempts to reconstruct the ways in which early peoples made use of the sky and its significance to them. Astronomy appears to be a fundamental component of culture, making the scope of archaeoastronomy worldwide. Thi

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429725005
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/08/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	350
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

E. C. Krupp

Table of Contents

About the Series -- As the World Turns -- California's First Astronomers -- Solar and Lunar Observatories of the Megalithic Astronomers -- Stones and Henges: Megalithic Astronomy Reviewed -- The Nature of Mesoamerican Astronomy: A Look at the Native Texts -- The View from the Tropics -- Egyptian Astronomy: A Tale of Temples, Tradition, and Tombs