World archaeoastronomy. Selected papers from the 2nd Oxford International Conference on Archaeoastronomy, held at Merida, Yucatan, Mexico 13-17 January 1986 (1989)
Aveni, Anthony F. (Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Physical Details: xiii + 504 pp.; illus.; notes; index
Description Contents: Aveni, Anthony F.: Whither archaeoastronomy? Ruggles, C.L.N.: Recent developments in megalithic astronomy. Iwaniszewski, Stanislaw: Exploring some anthropological theoretical foundations for archaeoastronomy. Gingerich, Owen: Reflections on the role of archaeoastronomy in the history of astronomy. Carrasco, David: The king, the capital, and the stars: The symbolism of authority in Aztec religion. Sivin, Nathan: Chinese archaeoastronomy: Between two worlds. Krupp, E.C.: The cosmic temples of old Beijing. Justeson, John S.: Ancient Maya ethnoastronomy: An overview of hieroglyphic sources. Sosa, John R.: Cosmological, symbolic, and cultural complexity among the contemporary Maya of Yucatan. Zeilik, Michael: Keeping the sacred and planting calendar: Archaeoastronomy in the Pueblo Southwest. Young, M. Jane: The Southwest connection: Similarities between Western Puebloan and Mesoamerican cosmology. Ecsedy, I. (et al.): Antares year in ancient China. Chadwick, Robert: Comets and meteors in the last Assyrian Empire. Luis González-Reimann: The ancient Vedic dice game and the names of the four world ages in Hinduism. Nivison, David S.: The origin of the Chinese lunar lodge system. Miguel LÉon-Portilla: A reflection of the ancient Mesoamerican ethos. Aguilera, Carmen: The Mexica leap year once again. Bricker, Victoria R., Bricker, Harvey M.: Astronomical references in the table on pages 61 to 69 of the Dresden Codex. Lounsbury, Floyd G.: A Palenque king and the planet Jupiter. Coggins, Clemency Chase: A new sun at Chichen Itza. Brotherston, Gordon: Zodiac signs, number sets, and astronomical cycles in Mesoamerica. Köhler, Ulrich: Comets and falling stars in the perception of Mesoamerican Indians. Peschard Fernandez, Alejandro (et al.): Cosmic ideograms on petroglyphs of the Mesoamerican cultures of “El Zape” region in Durango. Marshack, Alexander: North American Indian calendar sticks: The evidence for a widely distributed tradition. Murray, William Breen: A re-examination of the Winnebago calendar stick. Chamberlain, Von Del: Navajo Indian star ceilings. Zuidema, R. Tom: A quipu calendar from Ica, Peru, with a comparison to the ceque calendar from Cuzco. McCluskey, Stephen C.: Lunar astronomies of the western pueblos. Anna Sofaer (et al.): The Great North Road: A cosmographic expression of the Chaco culture of New Mexico. J. McKim, Malville, J. McKim: The rise and fall of the Sun Temple of Konarak: The temple versus the solar orb. Closs, Michael P.: Cognitive aspects of ancient Maya eclipse theory. Tate, Carolyn: The use of astronomy in political statements at Yaxchilan, Mexico. Firneis, Maria G., Köberl, Christian: Further studies on the astronomical orientation of medieval churches in Austria. Barlai, K.: Some archaeoastronomical problems in East Central Europe. Aveni, Anthony F., Hartung, H.: Uaxactun, Guatemala, Group E and similar assemblages: An archaeoastronomical reconsideration. Dearborn, D.S.P., R.E. White: Inca observatories: Their relation to the calendar and ritual. Hicks, Ronald: The year at Drombeg. Farrer, Claire: Star walking: The preliminary report.
Review McEwan, C. (1991) Review of "World archaeoastronomy. Selected papers from the 2nd Oxford International Conference on Archaeoastronomy, held at Merida, Yucatan, Mexico 13-17 January 1986". Man (p. 350).
Review Platt, T. (1991) Review of "World archaeoastronomy. Selected papers from the 2nd Oxford International Conference on Archaeoastronomy, held at Merida, Yucatan, Mexico 13-17 January 1986". Archeoastronomy (Supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy) (pp. 76-83).
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