Celestial geometry :
Taylor, Ken, 1959-
Celestial geometry : understanding the astronomical meanings of ancient sites Ken Taylor. - London : Watkins Publishing, 2012. - 240 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index.
Introduction -- Introducing Astronomy -- 1 The Sun - Light Of Our Lives -- Introducing The Solstices -- Stonehenge -- Karnak -- The Ancient Temples Of Malta -- The Nebra Sky Disc -- The Goseck Circle -- Die Externsteine -- The Castellieri -- Machu Picchu -- Nazca -- Introducing The Equinoxes -- Chaco Canyon -- Hovenweep -- Casa Grande -- Cahokia -- Dzibitchal�un -- Chich�en Itz�a -- Uaxact�un -- Wurdi Youang -- Karahunj -- The Crucuno Rectangle -- Eleusis -- Introducing Solar Burial -- Newgrange, Knowth And Dowth -- Maeshowe -- Carnac -- Los Millares -- Hashihaka Kofun -- Introducing Other Solar Alignments -- Amarna -- Abu Simbel -- Dengfeng -- Chankillo -- Cuzco -- Cross-Quarter Days -- The Saroeak -- Solar Mysteries Of Central America -- Teotihuac�an -- Altavista -- Xochicalco -- Palenque -- Solar Deities And Mythology -- 2 The Moon - Mirror To Our Soul -- Mapping The Moon -- Newgrange, Knowth And Dowth -- Introducing Eclipses -- Australian Eclipse -- Eclipse Commemoration Pavilion -- Angkor Wat -- Introducing The Lunar Standstills -- Callanish -- Stonehenge -- Recumbent Stone Circles -- Le Grand Menhir Bris�e -- Short Stone Rows -- Lunar Deities And Mythology -- 3 The Stars And Planets - Immortal Heavens -- Introducing The Planets -- The Dendera Zodiac -- Introducing Venus -- Uxmal -- Chich�en Itz�a -- Meteorites -- Introducing The Circumpolar Stars -- Giza -- Vijayanagara -- Introducing Sirius -- Introducing The Pleiades -- The Heiau -- The Moai -- Introducing The Milky Way -- Temple Of The Fox -- Misminay -- Introducing The Great Bear -- Other Stars And Constellations -- Thornborough -- Lascaux -- Star Charts Of Malta -- Monte Alb�an -- Medicine Wheel -- Introducing Temples Of The Cosmos -- Angkor Wat -- Borobudur -- Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum -- Tomb Paintings of Japan -- Mysteries Of Mithras -- Planetary And Stellar Dieities And Mythology -- Taking Archaeoastronomy Further -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Since the dawn of civilization, humans have sought inspiration and guidance in the night sky. "Celestial Geometry" explores the remarkable achievements of ancient astronomers at over 60 archaeological sites, from European stone circles like Stonehenge to the pyramids of Egypt and Central America, the medicine wheels of North America, the carved monoliths of Easter Island, and lesser-known structures like the sun clock of Goseck. Combining myths and legends with modern science, this beautifully illustrated book is a profoundly illuminating celebration of human curiosity and creativity.
9781780283869
Archaeoastronomy.
Landscape archaeology.
Megalithic monuments.
GN 799 .A8 / .T215 2012
Celestial geometry : understanding the astronomical meanings of ancient sites Ken Taylor. - London : Watkins Publishing, 2012. - 240 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index.
Introduction -- Introducing Astronomy -- 1 The Sun - Light Of Our Lives -- Introducing The Solstices -- Stonehenge -- Karnak -- The Ancient Temples Of Malta -- The Nebra Sky Disc -- The Goseck Circle -- Die Externsteine -- The Castellieri -- Machu Picchu -- Nazca -- Introducing The Equinoxes -- Chaco Canyon -- Hovenweep -- Casa Grande -- Cahokia -- Dzibitchal�un -- Chich�en Itz�a -- Uaxact�un -- Wurdi Youang -- Karahunj -- The Crucuno Rectangle -- Eleusis -- Introducing Solar Burial -- Newgrange, Knowth And Dowth -- Maeshowe -- Carnac -- Los Millares -- Hashihaka Kofun -- Introducing Other Solar Alignments -- Amarna -- Abu Simbel -- Dengfeng -- Chankillo -- Cuzco -- Cross-Quarter Days -- The Saroeak -- Solar Mysteries Of Central America -- Teotihuac�an -- Altavista -- Xochicalco -- Palenque -- Solar Deities And Mythology -- 2 The Moon - Mirror To Our Soul -- Mapping The Moon -- Newgrange, Knowth And Dowth -- Introducing Eclipses -- Australian Eclipse -- Eclipse Commemoration Pavilion -- Angkor Wat -- Introducing The Lunar Standstills -- Callanish -- Stonehenge -- Recumbent Stone Circles -- Le Grand Menhir Bris�e -- Short Stone Rows -- Lunar Deities And Mythology -- 3 The Stars And Planets - Immortal Heavens -- Introducing The Planets -- The Dendera Zodiac -- Introducing Venus -- Uxmal -- Chich�en Itz�a -- Meteorites -- Introducing The Circumpolar Stars -- Giza -- Vijayanagara -- Introducing Sirius -- Introducing The Pleiades -- The Heiau -- The Moai -- Introducing The Milky Way -- Temple Of The Fox -- Misminay -- Introducing The Great Bear -- Other Stars And Constellations -- Thornborough -- Lascaux -- Star Charts Of Malta -- Monte Alb�an -- Medicine Wheel -- Introducing Temples Of The Cosmos -- Angkor Wat -- Borobudur -- Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum -- Tomb Paintings of Japan -- Mysteries Of Mithras -- Planetary And Stellar Dieities And Mythology -- Taking Archaeoastronomy Further -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Since the dawn of civilization, humans have sought inspiration and guidance in the night sky. "Celestial Geometry" explores the remarkable achievements of ancient astronomers at over 60 archaeological sites, from European stone circles like Stonehenge to the pyramids of Egypt and Central America, the medicine wheels of North America, the carved monoliths of Easter Island, and lesser-known structures like the sun clock of Goseck. Combining myths and legends with modern science, this beautifully illustrated book is a profoundly illuminating celebration of human curiosity and creativity.
9781780283869
Archaeoastronomy.
Landscape archaeology.
Megalithic monuments.
GN 799 .A8 / .T215 2012
