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World archaeoastronomy: selected papers from the 2nd Oxford International Conference on Archaeoastronomy, held at Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, 13-17 January 1986

Anthony F. Aveni 1988 © Anthony Aveni
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  • 9780521341806 (hardcover)
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  • Comparative/World
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  • Table of Contents

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  • Frontmatter
  • List of contributors (page vii)
  • Preface (page xi)
  • PART 1 THE BOUNDARIES OF ARCHAEOASTRONOMY: OVERVIEWS AND SYNTHESES
    • 1 Introduction: Whither archaeoastronomy? (A. F. Aveni, page 3)
    • 2 Recent developments in megalithic astronomy (C. L. N. Ruggles, page 13)
    • 3 Exploring some anthropological theoretical foundations for archaeoastronomy (Stanislaw Iwaniszewski, page 27)
    • 4 Reflections on the role of archaeoastronomy in the history of astronomy (Owen Gingerich, page 38)
    • 5 The king, the capital and the stars: the symbolism of authority in Aztec religion (David Carrasco, page 45)
    • 6 Chinese archaeoastronomy: between two worlds (N. Sivin, page 55)
    • 7 The cosmic temples of old Beijing (E. C. Krupp, page 65)
    • 8 Ancient Maya ethnoastronomy: an overview of hieroglyphic sources (John S. Justeson, page 76)
    • 9 Cosmological, symbolic and cultural complexity among the contemporary Maya of Yucatan (John R. Sosa, page 130)
    • 10 Keeping the sacred and planting calendar: archaeoastronomy in the Pueblo Southwest (Michael Zeilik, page 143)
    • 11 The Southwest connection: similarities between Western Puebloan and Mesoamerican cosmology (M. Jane Young, page 167)
  • PART 2 ARCHAEOASTRONOMY: THE TEXTUAL BASIS
    • 12 Antares year in ancient China (I. Ecsedy,K. Barlai, R. Dvorak, R. Schult, page 183)
    • 13 Comets and meteors in the last Assyrian Empire (Robert Chadwick, page 186)
    • 14 The ancient Vedic dice game and the names of the four world ages in Hinduism (Luis González-Reimann, page 195)
    • 15 The origin of the Chinese lunar lodge system (David S. Nivison, page 203)
    • 16 A reflection on the ancient Mesoamerican ethos (Miguel León-Portilla, page 219)
    • 17 The Mexica leap year once again (Carmen Aguilera, page 227)
    • 18 Astronomical references in the table on pages 61 to 69 of the Dresden Codex (Victoria R. Bricker and Harvey M. Bricker, page 232)
    • 19 A Palenque king and the planet Jupiter (Floyd G. Lounsbury, page 246)
    • 20 A new Sun at Chichen Itza (Clemency Chase Coggins, page 260)
    • 21 Zodiac signs, number sets, and astronomical cycles in Mesoamerica (Gordon Brotherston, page 276)
    • 22 Comets and falling stars in the perception of Mesoamerican Indians (Ulrich Köhler, page 289)
    • 23 Cosmic ideograms on petroglyphs of the Mesoamerican cultures of 'El Zape' region in Durango, Mexico (Alejandro Peschard Fernandez, Jaime Ganot Rodriguez and Jesus F.Lazalde Montoya, page 300)
    • 24 North American Indian calendar sticks: the evidence for a widely distributed tradition (Alexander Marshack, page 308)
    • 25 A re-examination of the Winnebago calendar stick (William Breen Murray, page 325)
    • 26 Navajo Indian star ceilings (Von Del Chamberlain, page 331)
    • 27 A quipu calendar from Ica, Peru, with a comparison to the ceque calendar from Cuzco (R. Tom Zuidema, page 341)
  • PART 3 ARCHAEOASTRONOMY: AN INTERDISCIPLINE IN PRACTICE
    • 28 Lunar astronomies of the western pueblos (Stephen C. McCluskey, page 355)
    • 29 The Great North Road: a cosmographic expression of the Chaco culture of New Mexico (Anna Sofaer, Michael P. Marshall and Rolf M. Sinclair, page 365)
    • 30 The rise and fall of the Sun Temple of Konarak: the temple versus the solar orb (J. McKim Malville, page 377)
    • 31 Cognitive aspects of ancient Maya eclipse theory (Michael P. Closs, page 389)
    • 32 The use of astronomy in political statements at Yaxchilan, Mexico (Carolyn Tate, page 416)
    • 33 Further studies on the astronomical orientation of medieval churches in Austria (Maria G. Firneis and Christian Köberl, page 430)
    • 34 Some archaeoastronomical problems in East-Central Europe (K. Barlai, page 436)
    • 35 Uaxactun, Guatemala, Group E and similar assemblages:an archaeoastronomical reconsideration (A. F. Aveni and H. Hartung, page 441)
    • 36 Inca observatories: their relation to the calendar and ritual (D. S. P. Dearborn and R. E. White, page 462)
    • 37 The year at Drombeg (Ronald Hicks, page 470)
    • Star walking - the preliminary report (Claire Farrer, page 483)
  • PART 4 ADDITIONAL ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED (page 491)
  • Index (page 501)
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MAN 26.2 (June 1991): 351 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0025-1496%28199106%292%3A26%3A2%3C351%3AWA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23
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