Science: Archaeology: Topics: Archaeoastronomy

Founded in 1978 at the University of Maryland to advance research, education and public awareness of archaeoastronomy.

Supporting website for the book by Dr. Theony Condos. Includes sample chapter and links.

A project to build a stone circle aligned to the sunrises and sunsets of the solstices and equinoxes, as well as the north pole star, for use by the community as a tool for education and outreach.

This site makes extensive use of Quicktime to describe and demonstrate the workings of an Hohokam observatory.

Well developed site featuring articles and photographs on a number of significant sites and their Archaeoastronomy

Observe video of light/shadow interplay on 1,000+ year old rock art marking equinox sunrise at a remote, newly discovered Colorado site.

Native American Astronomy, with a focus on Lakota star knowledge.

The earliest dioptra (c.300 BCE) was a device for measuring the angle, in parts of a "Sign", between two celestial objects. Photos and descriptions of how to make one and how they work.

Introduction to Irish megalithic complexes; includes future astronomical sight times.

Astronomical analysis of petroglyphs on sandstone panels, Arizona.

Study of rupestral engravings in Italy.

Contact details for this international academic society.

Referenced article exploring this ancient Japanese kofun (burial mound). Astrological charts have been determined from the "star paintings" inside the tomb.

Stone relics and monuments, of unknown age or origin, with possible Solstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos.

An online book of the folkore in Lithuania surrounding the sun, moon and stars by Jonas Vaiknas.

Well referenced article by Steven Mizrach upon astronomy as practiced by the Lakota.

Archaeoastronomy Lecture notes and photographs from Leicester University.

An archaeoastronomy book by William H. Calvin of the University of Washington. The book, which describes a dozen ways of predicting eclipses, can be purchased or downloaded for personal reading at no charge.

Ligurian Archaeoastronomy, mainly in Italian but with some English and German translations.

Photograph of a sandstone artifact from Palo Alto California, and text which argues that marking carved into it are native represenations of the Big Dipper and Little Dipper.

The BBC reports that astronomer Dr Philip Stooke has found a map of the moon in an Irish tomb that pre-dates the earliest known one by about 5000 years.

A controversial discovery of a 16,000-year-old "map of the night sky" in Lascaux caves. BBC article.

A unique prehistoric tomb in Ireland has been revealed to align to both the midsummer Sun and the midwinter Moon. BBC article

British Egyptologist puts forward an astronomical theory for the northern alignment of the Great Pyramid at Giza. BBC article.

A guide the megalithic monuments of Scotland and their astronomical alignments. Also contains illustrations, a bibliography and suggestions for the best times of year to visit.