Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This collection of essays on cultural astronomy celebrates the life and work of Clive Ruggles, Emeritus Professor of Archaeoastronomy at Leicester University. Taking their lead from Ruggles' work, the papers present new research focused on three core themes in cultural astronomy: methodology, case studies, and heritage. Through this framework, they show how the study of cultural astronomy has evolved over time and share new ideas to continue advancing the field.
Ruggles' work in these areas has had a profound impact on the way that scholars approach evidence of the role of sky in both ancient and modern cultures. While the papers span many time periods and regions, they are closely connected by these three major themes, presenting methodological investigations of how we can approach archaeological, textual, and ethnographic evidence; describing detailed archaeoastronomical case studies; or stressing the importance of global heritage management.
This work will appeal to researchers and scholars interested in the history and development of cultural astronomy.
Synopsis
IntroductionEfrosyni Boutsikas, Stephen C. McCluskey and John Steele
The following papers shall be grouped into three Parts: Methodology, Case Studies & Interpretations, and Heritage]
What Equinox?Juan Antonio Belmonte
Their Equinox: Mesopotamian Conceptions of Solstices and EquinoxesJohn Steele
Title TBCStanislaw Iwaniszewski
The Hopi Calendar and Some Archaeological Correlates of Horizon MarkersStephen C. McCluskey
Signs, not phenomena: Moqoit cosmo-politics and alternative experiences of the skyAlejandro Mart n L pez
The Chankillo Solar Observatory and Ceremonial Center: A heritage for the worldIvan Ghezzi
The North Sky and the Otherworld: Journeys of the dead in the Neolithic considered Frank Prendergast
Diachrony and the big picture: Chabola de la Hechicera, a peculiar orientation and a sacred landscapeA. C sar Gonz lez-Garc a
An investigation of the role of architectural orders in Greek temple orientationEfrosyni Boutsikas
On Translating Cardinal Directions in Ancient Greek GeographersD. Graham J. Shipley
The stars in ancient GreeceRobert Hannah
Why are there Seven Sisters?Rap P. Norris and Barnaby R. M. Norris
Finally a Very Fruitful Interdisciplinary Cooperation...Michel Cotte
Cultural Heritage of Observatories in the Context with the IAU-UNESCO Initiative - Highlights in the Development of ArchitectureGudrun Wolfschmidt