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Advancing Cultural Astronomy: Studies In Honour of Clive Ruggles (Historical & Cultural Astronomy)

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Advancing Cultural Astronomy: Studies In Honour of Clive Ruggles (Historical & Cultural Astronomy), Annette Froehlich, 9783030646059

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Introduction Efrosyni 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 Equinoxes John Steele Title TBC Stanislaw Iwaniszewski The Hopi Calendar and Some Archaeological Correlates of Horizon Markers Stephen C. McCluskey Signs, not phenomena: Moqoit cosmo-politics and alternative experiences of the sky Alejandro Martn Lpez The Chankillo Solar Observatory and Ceremonial Center: A heritage for the world Ivan 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 landscape A. Csar Gonzlez-Garca An investigation of the role of architectural orders in Greek temple orientation Efrosyni Boutsikas On Translating Cardinal Directions in Ancient Greek Geographers D. Graham J. Shipley The stars in ancient Greece Robert 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 Architecture Gudrun Wolfschmidt

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