Advancing cultural astronomy : studies in honour of Clive Ruggles / / Efrosyni Boutsikas, Stephen C. McCluskey, John Steele, editors
| Advancing cultural astronomy : studies in honour of Clive Ruggles / / Efrosyni Boutsikas, Stephen C. McCluskey, John Steele, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
| Disciplina | 520.89 |
| Collana | Historical & Cultural Astronomy |
| Soggetto topico | Ethnoastronomy |
| ISBN | 3-030-64606-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996466726603316 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Advancing Cultural Astronomy : Studies In Honour of Clive Ruggles / / edited by Efrosyni Boutsikas, Stephen C. McCluskey, John Steele
| Advancing Cultural Astronomy : Studies In Honour of Clive Ruggles / / edited by Efrosyni Boutsikas, Stephen C. McCluskey, John Steele |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
| Disciplina | 520.89 |
| Collana | Historical & Cultural Astronomy |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Archaeology - Methodology Cultural property Archaeology Civilization - History Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences Archaeological Methodology Archaeology and Heritage Cultural History |
| ISBN | 3-030-64606-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Clive Ruggles and the Development of Cultural Astronomy -- Chapter 2. What Equinox? -- Chapter 3. Their Equinox: Mesopotamian Conceptions of Solstices and Equinoxes -- Chapter 4. The Hopi Calendar and Some Archaeological Correlates of Horizon Markers -- Chapter 5. Signs, Not Phenomena: Moqoit Cosmo-politics and Alternative Experiences of the Sky -- Chapter 6. On Translating Cardinal Directions in Ancient Greek Geographers -- Chapter 7. The North Sky and the Otherworld: Journeys of the Dead in the Neolithic Considered -- Chapter 8. Diachrony and the Big Picture: Chabola de la Hechicera, a Peculiar Orientation and a Sacred Landscape -- Chapter 9. An Investigation of the Role of Architectural Orders in Greek Temple Orientation -- Chapter 10. The Stars in Ancient Greece -- Chapter 11. Why are there Seven Sisters? -- Chapter 12. Remarks on the Lunar Series and Eclipse Cycles in Late Classic Maya Records -- Chapter 13. Finally, a Very Fruitful Interdisciplinary Cooperation -- Chapter 14. The Chankillo Solar Observatory and Ceremonial Centre: A Heritage for the World -- Chapter 15. Cultural Heritage of Observatories in the Context with the IAU–UNESCO Initiative – Highlights in the Development of Architecture. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483021103321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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