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OverviewSkywatchers of Ancient Mexico helped establish the field of archaeoastronomy, and it remains the standard introduction to this subject. Combining basic astronomy with archaeological and ethnological data, it presented a readable and entertaining synthesis of all that was known of ancient astronomy in the western hemisphere as of 1980. In this revised edition, Anthony Aveni draws on his own and others' discoveries of the past twenty years to bring the Skywatchers story up to the present. He offers new data and interpretations in many areas, including: The study of Mesoamerican time and calendrical systems and their unprecedented continuity in contemporary Mesoamerican culture The connections between Precolumbian religion, astrology, and scientific, quantitative astronomy The relationship between Highland Mexico and the world of the Maya and the state of Pan-American scientific practices The use of personal computer software for computing astronomical data With this updated information, Skywatchers will serve a new generation of general and scholarly readers and will be useful in courses on archaeoastronomy, astronomy, history of astronomy, history of science, anthropology, archaeology, and world religions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anthony AveniPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Edition: 2nd Revised and Updated ed. Dimensions: Width: 17.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.20cm Weight: 1.043kg ISBN: 9780292705029ISBN 10: 0292705026 Pages: 423 Publication Date: 01 August 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews. . . a well-written, stimulating, and excellently illustrated book. Buy it or borrow it! <p>-- Archaeoastronomy . . . a well-written, stimulating, and excellently illustrated book. Buy it or borrow it! -- Archaeoastronomy Author InformationAnthony F. Aveni is the Russell B. Colgate Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology at Colgate University in New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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