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Astronomy and Society in Britain during the period 4000-1500 B.C.
C.L.N. Ruggles and A.W.R. Whittle
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Copyright Page
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Tables of Contents
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Preface
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List of Contributors
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Introduction: Astronomical Practices in Prehistoric Britain
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1. Megalithic lunar observatories: an assessment of 42 lunar alignments
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2. Decoding the Callanish complex-some initial results
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3. Wise men in antiquity?
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4. A critical examination of the megalithic lunar observatories
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5. A reassessment of the solstitial observaroties at Kintraw and Ballochroy
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6. Some archaeological and astronomical objections to scientific astronomy in British prehistory
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7. “By the light of the cinerary moon”: Chambered tombs and the atronomy of death
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8. Ethnoastonomy: its patterns and archaeological implications
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9. Some notes on work organisation and society in prehistoric Wessex
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10. Later Neolothic society in Britain: a realignment
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Published: 1981
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407323619 (ebook)
- 9780860541301 (paperback)
BAR Number: B88