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GIS for Archaeoastronomy studies

open access: yes, 2006
We present an original approach for performing the study of astronomical events around Neolithic tombs. This approach involves three main steps: (i) The definition of a methodology for generating a 360° view of a horizon using a GIS; (ii) The integration of the previous view into a commercial software dedicated to astronomy; (iii) The study of ...
Hadi Khoumeri, El   +2 more
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Ethnoastronomy in Brazil: the contribution of Charles Frederick Hartt and José Vieira Couto de Magalhães

open access: yesBoletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas, 2010
After a brief bibliographical review of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, the paper discusses some works of the late 19th century that contain information on the Ethnoastronomy of Brazilian Indians.
Flavia Pedroza Lima   +1 more
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Open-Source Virtual Archaeoastronomy

open access: yes, 2016
A large fraction of archaeoastronomical surveys is concerned with the evaluation of azimuth orientations of artificial, or sometimes natural, structures to find a correlation with potential astronomical targets, like sunrise/sunset, or the interplay of light and shadow at particular dates like the solstices.
openaire   +1 more source

Shedding new light on the context and temporality of Iberian warrior stelae: The Cañaveral de León 2 Stela and Las Capellanías burial complex (Huelva, SW Spain). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
García Sanjuán L   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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