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- People and the Sky by Anthony Aveni
It’s a common gripe that archaeologists don’t have much interest in public archaeology. I’m not convinced it’s true and it’s certainly not true of archaeoastronomy. People and the Sky is Anthony Aveni’s latest (original) book. He’s the most prolific of the popular archaeoastronomy authors, so it’s no surprise his prose is pretty well polished. I [...]
- Skywatchers, Shamans and Kings by E.C.Krupp
I was surprised to find I haven’t already put up a page saying how good this book is, so I’ll correct that now. This is one of the best books you can get on archaeoastronomy, and it’s also one of the more affordable.
One of the big attractions of the book is that not only does [...]
- People and the Sky by Anthony Aveni
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