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Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy
Clive L. N. Ruggles (Ed.)
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Hardback. Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy Editor(s): Ruggles, Clive L. N. Num Pages: 2333 pages, 597 black & white illustrations, 372 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HD; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 135. Weight in Grams: 3972.
How human communities interpret what they perceive in the sky is vital in fulfilling humankind's most basic need to comprehend the universe it inhabits, both from a modern scientific perspective and from countless other cultural standpoints, extending right back to early prehistory. Archaeoastronomy, which is concerned with cultural perceptions and understandings of astronomical phenomena, is a rich cross-disciplinary field. The central aim of Handbook of Archaeoastronomy is to provide a reliable source for theory, method, interpretation and best practices that will give a definitive picture of the state of the art research in this ... Read more
How human communities interpret what they perceive in the sky is vital in fulfilling humankind's most basic need to comprehend the universe it inhabits, both from a modern scientific perspective and from countless other cultural standpoints, extending right back to early prehistory. Archaeoastronomy, which is concerned with cultural perceptions and understandings of astronomical phenomena, is a rich cross-disciplinary field. The central aim of Handbook of Archaeoastronomy is to provide a reliable source for theory, method, interpretation and best practices that will give a definitive picture of the state of the art research in this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
3972g
Number of Pages
2297
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461461401
SKU
V9781461461401
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About Clive L. N. Ruggles (Ed.)
Dr. Clive Ruggles is currently an Emeritus Professor of Archaeoastronomy at the School of Archaeology and Ancient History, the University of Leicester.
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