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Ancient Astronomy:
An Encyclopedia of
Cosmologies and Myth
Clive Ruggles
Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Oxford, England
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Copyright 2005 by Clive Ruggles
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,
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quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ruggles, C. L. N. (Clive L. N.)
Ancient astronomy : an encyclopedia of cosmologies and myth / Clive Ruggles.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-85109-477-6 (acid-free paper) — ISBN 1-85109-616-7 (eBook)
1. Astronomy, Ancient—Encyclopedias. 2. Cosmology—Encyclopedias.
3. Astrology and mythology—Encyclopedias. I. Title.
QB16.R84 2005
520'.93'03—dc22
2005018209
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Contents
Introduction, ix
Ancient Astronomy
Aboriginal Astronomy, 1
Abri Blanchard Bone, 5
Acronical Rise, 7
Acronical Set, 7
Alignment Studies, 8
Altitude, 8
Ancient Egyptian Calendars, 9
Andean Mountain Shrines, 13
Angkor, 14
Antas, 17
Antizenith Passage of the Sun, 19
Archaeoastronomy, 19
Archaeotopography, 23
Astro-Archaeology, 24
Astrology, 24
Astronomical Dating, 27
Avebury, 29
Axial Stone Circles, 30
Azimuth, 33
Aztec Sacred Geography, 33
Barasana “Caterpillar Jaguar”
Constellation, 43
Beltany, 44
Borana Calendar, 45
Boyne Valley Tombs, 46
Brainport Bay, 48
Brodgar, Ring of, 50
“Brown” Archaeoastronomy, 52
Bush Barrow Gold Lozenge, 52
Cacaxtla, 55
Cahokia, 57
Calendars, 59
Callanish, 61
Caracol at Chichen Itza, 64
Carahunge, 65
Cardinal Directions, 67
Casa Rinconada, 69
Catastrophic Events, 72
Celestial Sphere, 74
Celtic Calendar, 75
Ceque System, 77
Chaco Canyon, 80
Chaco Meridian, 83
Babylonian Astronomy and
Astrology, 37
Ballochroy, 41
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