Mysteries and Discoveries of Archaeoastronomy From Giza to Easter Island /

• Main Author: Magli, Giulio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Physics.; History.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Archaeology.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; History of Science.

This complete, authoritative study of the growing discipline of archaeoastronomy examines the role of astronomy in antiquity. Professor Guilio Magli provides a clear, up-to-date survey of current thinking on the motives of the ancients for building fabulous and mysterious monuments all over our plan...