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Do prehistoric stone monuments in Britain and Ireland incorporate deliberate astronomical alignments, and if so, what is their purpose and meaning? This work provides an account of megalithic astronomy debates and examines prehistoric man's concern with celestial bodies and events.
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Table of Contents

  1. pt. 1.Past directions
  2. ch. 1.Sun, moon and stones: some 'classic' astronomical sites
  3. ch. 2.Backsights and foresights: the work of Alexander Thom and its reassessment
  4. ch. 3.Sitelines and statistics: an independent statistical study of 300 Western Scottish sites
  5. ch. 4.Alignment and artefact: reconciling the archaeological and astronomical evidence
  6. pt. 2.Current directions
  7. ch. 5.Orientation and astronomy in two groups of stone circles
  8. ch. 6.Orientation and astronomy in two groups of short stone rows
  9. ch. 7.Astronomy and sacred geography: the North Mull Project
  10. ch. 8.Astronomy in context: a synthesis
  11. pt. 3.Future directions
  12. ch. 9.Wider issues
  13. ch. 10.Looking further.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780300078145
Author:
Ruggles, Clive L.
Author:
Ruggles, C. L. N.
Author:
Ruggles, Clive L.
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Location:
New Haven, CT :
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
Ireland
Subject:
Astronomy
Subject:
Antiquities
Subject:
Megalithic monuments
Subject:
Astronomy, Prehistoric
Subject:
Ireland Antiquities.
Subject:
Archaeoastronomy.
Subject:
Europe - Great Britain - General
Subject:
Great Britain Antiquities.
Subject:
World History-England General
Copyright:
1999
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
19990531
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
130 b/w illus.
Pages:
300
Dimensions:
11.5 x 9 in 3.2 lb
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