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	Sun Earth Day 2005 - http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/ The NASA site for Sun-Earth day 2005 (March 20). The theme is 'Ancient Observatories, Timeless Knowledge'. Includes webcasts.
	SEAC - Société Européene pour l’Astronomie dans la Culture / European Society for Astronomy in Culture - http://www.archeoastronomy.org An interdisciplinary website dedicated to research, education and care of heritage in Astronomy in Culture.
	Center for Archaeoastronomy - http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/index.html Founded in 1978 at the University of Maryland to advance research, education and public awareness of archaeoastronomy.
	Traditions of the Sun: Chaco Culture National Historical Park - http://www.traditionsofthesun.org/ Features a collaborative project between SECEF, Ideum, the NPS, other organizations, and individuals. Contains an overview, photos, a timeline, news, credits, and contact information.
	Ancient Astronomy - http://www.astronomy.pomona.edu/archeo/index.html An interactive atlas of the world links to the archaeoastronomy and multicultural cosmology of ancient times.

	Heavenly Mathematics: Cultural Astronomy - http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/heavenly.shtml An interdisciplinary course on cultural astronomy. The course has a goal of imparting an understanding of basic astronomical phenomena and an appreciation of their cultural significance throughout the world.
	ISAAC - International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture - http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/isaac.html Contact details for this international academic society.
	University of Massachusetts Sunwheel - http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel/index2.html A project to build a stone circle aligned to the sunrises and sunsets of the solstices and equinoxes, as well as the north pole star, for use by the community as a tool for education and outreach.
	Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra (The Sky Disc of Nebra) - http://www.archlsa.de/sterne/ Largely German description of the Bronze Age artefact umearthed in Saxony-Anhalt, with FAQs in English.
	Ancient Observatories: Chaco Canyon - http://www.exploratorium.edu/chaco/index.html The Exploratorium's multimedia website on the site of Chaco Canyon. Includes a webcast from the Winter Solstice 2004.

	Aboriginal Star Knowledge - http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starmenu.html Native American Astronomy, with a focus on Lakota star knowledge.
	Kitora Kofun - Japan - http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/kitora.htm Referenced article exploring this ancient Japanese kofun (burial mound). Astrological charts have been determined from the "star paintings" inside the tomb.
	Stone Age Astronomy: Mythical Ireland - http://www.mythicalireland.com/astronomy/index.html New information and research about the astronomy of the Irish Stone Age, plus sections on the movements of the heavenly bodies and links to other sites.
	Sites in Asuka, Japan - http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/asukas.htm Stone relics and monuments, of unknown age or origin, with possible Solstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos.
	Alun - http://archaeoastronomy.co.uk/ Alun Salt's weblog, musing on archaeoastronomy.

	How the Shaman Stole the Moon - http://www.williamcalvin.com/bk6/ An archaeoastronomy book by William H. Calvin of the University of Washington. The book, which describes a dozen ways of predicting eclipses, can be purchased or downloaded for personal reading at no charge.
	Archaeoastronomy - http://www.cloudbait.com/archaeoastronomy.html Well developed site featuring articles and photographs on a number of significant sites and their Archaeoastronomy
	Southern Stars: Aboriginal Astronomy - http://library.thinkquest.org/C005462 Evidence of highly complex astronomy within Australian Aboriginal society.
	Cultural Astronomy - http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/ A multimedia introduction to archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy suitable for K-12 teachers and students. Part of the University of Chicago's Digital Library.
	BBC - Radio 4 - Stars In Their Eyes - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/starsineyes.shtml Rajesh Mirchandani looks at the ancient cosmologies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India. Requires Real Player.

	Loughcrew Megalithic Cairns - Ireland - http://www.knowth.com/loughcrew.htm An introduction the to astronomical theories surrounding these Irish Neolithic Cairns.
	Archaeoastronomy - http://library.thinkquest.org/C0118421 A comprehensive introduction to archaeoastronomy including a look at various people groups and case studies of sites.
	BBC World Service: The Stargazers of Ancient Egypt - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sci_tech/highlights/001116_pyramids.shtml Dr Kate Spence's theory of the cardinal alignment of Great Pyramid explained.
	Solar Astronomy in the Prehistoric Southwest - http://www.hao.ucar.edu/Public/education/archeoslides/archeoIndex.html A slide show of Anasazi astronomical sites with extensive notes.
	JC Holbrook's Publications and Web projects - http://www.u.arizona.edu/~holbrook/wproj.html A variety of projects ranging from African Astronomy to Zodiac Mosaics.

	Lakota Ethnoastronomy - http://www.fiu.edu/~mizrachs/lakota.htm Well referenced article by Steven Mizrach upon astronomy as practiced by the Lakota.
	Lithuanian Ethnoastronomy - http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/eastr/eastr_c.html An online book of the folkore in Lithuania surrounding the sun, moon and stars by Jonas Vaiðkûnas.
	Stones of Wonder - http://www.stonesofwonder.com/ A guide the megalithic monuments of Scotland and their astronomical alignments. Also contains illustrations, a bibliography and suggestions for the best times of year to visit.
	Archaeoastronomy: An Interview with David Dearborn - http://archaeology.about.com/cs/archaeoastronomy/a/dearborn.htm Interview with David Dearnorn, a specialist in Peruvian Astronomy.
	Prehistoric Moon Map Unearthed - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/325290.stm The BBC reports that astronomer Dr Philip Stooke has found a map of the moon in an Irish tomb that pre-dates the earliest known one by about 5000 years.

	Ice Age Star Map Discovered - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/871930.stm A controversial discovery of a 16,000-year-old "map of the night sky" in Lascaux caves. BBC article.
	The Material World - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/thematerialworld_20030501.shtml BBC Radio 4 interview on the methodology of archaeoastronomy with Prof. Clive Ruggles and Dr. Frank Prendergast. Requires Real Player.
	Sundial, calendar and Khmer temples - http://www.sundial.thai-isan-lao.com/ Determination of the orientation of ancient Khmer temples based on solar observations. Presents the data for several sites.
	Ancient Tomb Captured Both Sun and Moon - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/313720.stm A unique prehistoric tomb in Ireland has been revealed to align to both the midsummer Sun and the midwinter Moon. BBC article
	Aztec Astronomy and Observation of Nature - http://www.artcamp.com.mx/AZ/1.html Explains how the alignment of some of the temples illustrated the spring solar equinox, the relationship to the stories of the gods, and the calendar systems.

	Germany's Sky Disk seen as key for archaeoastronomy - http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dfischer/mirror/243.html A description of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #243
	Pyramids Lined Up With The Stars - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1024779.stm British Egyptologist puts forward an astronomical theory for the northern alignment of the Great Pyramid at Giza. BBC article.
	Pathfinder - Ancient American Calendar - http://archaeoastronomy.com/pathfinder.html Observe video of light/shadow interplay on 1,000+ year old rock art marking equinox sunrise at a remote, newly discovered Colorado site.
	Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) Phase IV - http://www.astrofilitrentini.it/mat/puerta/ Cesare Berrini's hypotheses concerning the relationships between bas-relief carvings on the Gateway of the Sun, the annual solar cycle, and geometric time measurement.
	Carving the Cosmos - http://www.viewzone.com/carving_cosmos.html Astronomical analysis of petroglyphs on sandstone panels, Arizona.

	The Hanwakan Center for Prehistoric Astronomy, Cosmology and Landscape Studies, Inc. - http://www.hanwakan.org Homepage of the Hanwakan Center, organized for the gathering of traditions and stories born of mankind's interaction with the physical environment and his understanding of the relationship between earth and sky.
	Ethnoastronomy of the Lakota - http://faculty.normandale.edu/~physics/Hollabaugh/Lakota/default.htm Dr. Mark Hollabaugh presents his ethnographic research of Lakota astronomy.
	Archaeoastronomy - http://www.bluhorizonlines.org/ Introduction to Irish megalithic complexes; includes future astronomical sight times.
	The Sophia Project - http://www.sophia-project.org.uk/ The Centre for the Study of Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Bath Spa University, UK
	Ligustic archaeoastronomy - http://www.archaeoastronomy.it/index2.htm Ligurian Archaeoastronomy, mainly in Italian but with some English and German translations.

	The Dogon and Sirius - http://www.geocities.com/martinclutt/index.html A detailed examination of M. Griaule's 1950 paper "Un Systeme Soudanais de Sirius" in terms of both ethnography and astronomy.
	German Site Predates Stonehenge - http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_49311.html A possible astronomical observatory has been found near Goseck, eastern Germany. From the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (English Edition).
	Encounter with the Moon stone - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1205638.stm The BBC's science editor comes face to face with what is claimed to be the oldest map of the Moon ever made.
	Cosmic link to stone circles - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2928043.stm Ancient stone circles and tombs in Ireland align with the Sun and the Moon, say astronomers. BBC Article
	The Shaw Butte Notebook - http://www.amug.org/~sbplum/Shawindex.html This site makes extensive use of Quicktime to describe and demonstrate the workings of an Hohokam observatory.

	Temple Orientation and Heliacal Stars - http://www.geocities.com/aleph135/temple15.html Orientation of Greek and Egyptian temples and the role of astronomy in the setting of temple orientation.
	Cursus: solving a 6,000-year-old puzzle - http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba69/feat1.shtml An article from "British Archaeology" magazine arguing for an astronomical motive for the building of some cursus monuments in prehistoric Britain.
	Archaeo-astronomical hypotheses on some Ligurian engravings - http://www.archaeoastronomy.it/archaeo-astronomical_hypotheses_on_some_ligurian_engravings2.htm Study of rupestral engravings in Italy.
	AR315 Lecture Timetable - http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/AR315/leclist.html Archaeoastronomy Lecture notes and photographs from Leicester University.
	Oldest Astronomical Monument Found - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/72595.stm Discovery of a 6,500-year-old monument at Nabta, Egypt. BBC article.

	An archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany? - http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dfischer/mirror/236.html Report on the display of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #236.
	Megalithic Sites of Great Britain - http://www.megalithicsites.co.uk Re-evaluation of the existence of the Megalithic Calendar proposed by Alexander Thom.
	Archaeoastronomy - https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/citd/holtorf/5.3.4.html Dr. Cornelius Holtorf ponders the relationship of Archaeoastronomy to the megaliths of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
	Dioptra - http://members.tripod.com/Bluestar_4/Dioptra.html The earliest dioptra (c.300 BCE) was a device for measuring the angle, in parts of a "Sign", between two celestial objects. Photos and descriptions of how to make one and how they work.
	Parowan Gap displays yearly spectacle - http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/06/20/news/regional/b8f86fc05af1d908872570260079edb6.txt A news story on a solsticial alignment at a petroglyph site in Utah.

	Ancient African Skies - http://www.space.com/searchforlife/050407_seti_african.html An article on the Borana Calendar by Laurance Doyle of the SETI Institute.
	A Critical Look at Archaeoastronomy and the Anasazi Culture of the American Southwest - http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/6265/papers/theory/archaeoastronomy.html An overview of the theoretical foundations of archaeoastronomy with a case study of the Anazazi Culture.
	Scientific American: Circles for Space - http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=000CDCCF-1783-1FA8-95ED83414B7F0000&chanID=sa004 An article on how a German "Stonehenge" may be the world's oldest observatory.
	Chevalier's ASTR 341 Home Page - http://www.astro.virginia.edu/class/chevalier/astr341/ Course notes for the Archaeoastronomy course at the University of Virginia, USA.
	Indiana Jones and the Astronomers of Yore - http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/31/31.html Introduction to basic archaeoastronomical concepts with examples from across the world.

Big Dipper Little Dipper Stone - http://snyder_kas.home.mindspring.com/Indian_Stones.html
Photograph of a sandstone artifact from Palo Alto California, and text which argues that marking carved into it are native represenations of the Big Dipper and Little Dipper.

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