Archaeoastronomy: Data Collection and Analysis
Author:   A. César González-García (Institute of Heritage Sciences (Incipit) – Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   92
Publication Date:   23 April 2026
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Archaeoastronomy: Data Collection and Analysis


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How does archaeoastronomy assist archaeologists in comprehending the past of human societies? Archaeoastronomy is an interdisciplinary field that combines scientific principles and astronomical measurements to enhance our understanding of ancient cultures. Its interdisciplinary character appears by blending areas of the natural sciences, such as astronomy, physics, mathematics, and even geology or biology, with others of the social sciences and humanities, such as archaeology, history, prehistory, geography, or anthropology. Throughout this Element we are going to see what archaeoastronomy is about, how it works, and what topics it is applied to, for which we are going to introduce a series of concepts from astronomy, mathematics, and other disciplines.

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Author:   A. César González-García (Institute of Heritage Sciences (Incipit) – Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781009639354


ISBN 10:   1009639358
Pages:   92
Publication Date:   23 April 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available, will be POD   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. What is archaeoastronomy? Astronomy in culture; 2. How archaeoastronomy works: data gathering; 3. Positional astronomy; 4. Movements of the sun; 5. Movements of the moon; 6. Calendars; 7. Eclipses and the cycles of the moon; 8. The planets; 9. The stars; 10. Other ways of measuring orientations; 11. Precision versus accuracy and error analysis; 12. Conclusion; References.

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