This week, a developing field of research that merges astronomical techniques with the study of ancient human-made features and the surrounding landscapes will be highlighted at the National Astronomy Meeting NAM 2014 in Portsmouth. From the ‘Crystal Pathway’ that links stone circles on Cornwall’s Bodmin Moor to star-aligned megaliths in central Portugal, archaeo-astronomers are finding evidence that Neolithic and Bronze Age people were acute observers of the Sun, as well as the Moon and stars, and that they embedded astronomical references within their local landscapes.
read more Prehistoric Archaeology Blog: Archaeo-astronomy steps out from shadows of the past.
Wow, this is awesome. that;s why i want to be when i grow up.
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