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OverviewThis book provides a unique view of Astronomy in Culture, Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy involving ancient civilizations in Latin America, emphasizing scientific and cultural knowledge combined with historical, cognitive, archaeological and anthropological aspects. Topics covered in the book include different associations of ancient civilizations with the stars and planets, whether in farming, architecture, social organization, beliefs, myths, religion, metric systems, calendar construction, shrines, and variations in astronomical research methods based on the types of material evidence available. Special attention is paid to the war cycles associated with observed celestial events, day-counting calendars, including movements in the sky and written evidences from codices, and in particular the Andean and Inca traditions of astronomically associated shrines, caves and celestial alignments of monuments and temples. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Steven Gullberg (University Of Oklahoma, Usa) , Cesar Augusto Zen Vasconcellos (Univ Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil & Int'l Center For Relativistic Astrophysics Network (Icranet), Italy)Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd ISBN: 9789811281921ISBN 10: 9811281920 Pages: 424 Publication Date: 15 March 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback 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 ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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