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The orientation of the Mithraea in Ostia Antica [PDF]
, 2016 We conducted an investigation on the orientations and geometrical content of the Mithraea of Ostia Antica. A geometrical CAD study based on the most reliable plans from the Archives of the Sovrintendenza Speciale per il Colosseo, il MNR e l’Area ...
Carnevale, Flavio +6 more
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Ethnoastronomy as an academic field: a framework for a South American program [PDF]
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2011 AbstractWe present some methodological reflections based upon twelve years' experience working in South American ethnoastronomy. The aim is to propose a basis for a possible development plan for ethnoastronomy in this region. Taking as axiomatic that ethnoastronomy is a social science, we discuss issues such as the process of development of an academic
Flavia Pedroza Lima +1 more
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Ethnoastronomy In Maritime Activities: An Analysis
The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 2019 This paper aims to examine the relationship between ethnoastronomy with maritime activities. Ethnoastronomy here refers to phenomenon like solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, and the lunar cycles, while maritime activity refers to the phenomenon of the tides, the waves, the wind, a bright and a dark moon, and so on.
Mohd Shukri Hanapi*, Shahir Akram Hassan
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Discovery of an old nova remnant in the Galactic globular cluster M 22 [PDF]
, 2019 A nova is a cataclysmic event on the surface of a white dwarf in a binary system that increases the overall brightness by several orders of magnitude. Although binary systems with a white dwarf are expected to be overabundant in globular clusters (GCs ...
Bacon, Roland +13 more
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Archaeoastronomy in the Khmer heartland [PDF]
, 2016 The heartland of the Khmer empire is literally crowded by magnificent monuments built in the course of many centuries. These monuments include the world-famous state-temples, such as Angkor Wat, but also many other temples and huge water reservoirs ...
Magli, Giulio
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An introductory view on archaeoastronomy [PDF]
, 2016 Archaeoastronomy is still a marginalised topic in academia and is described by the Sophia Centre, the only UK institution offering a broader MA containing this field, as ‘the study of the incorporation of celestial orientation, alignments or symbolism in
Bateman T +73 more
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A Study Regarding the Representation of the Sun in Young Children’s Spontaneous Drawings [PDF]
, 2017 Drawing has historically been the preeminent way of portraying the observations of the sun. The study of the early stages of the development of astronomical thought and the examination of human graphic expression indicate this.
Villanueva, Xabier +1 more
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Kuu-uskumuste aegruumilisest kontekstist [PDF]
Mäetagused, 2005 The article explores the laws in the seeming movement of the moon and which aspects of this need special consideration while interpreting ethnoastronomy. The examples used refer to the Estonian geographical latitude 58-60 degrees north.
Jaak Jaaniste
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Urban Planning in the First Unfortified Spanish Colonial Town: The Orientation of the Historic Churches of San Cristóbal de La Laguna [PDF]
, 2018 The city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the Canary Island of Tenerife (Spain) is of exceptional value as the first unfortified colonial city to follow regular plan - a grid, outlined by straight streets that form squares - in the overseas European ...
Belmonte, Juan Antonio +1 more
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