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Radical Anthropology<p>We really liked this piece by <a href="https://c.im/tags/JohnHawks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnHawks</span></a> especially covering <a href="https://c.im/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> cosmology intertwining the Moon with menstrual cycles, something pervasive (and we're doing more with Hadza colleagues on this).</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/lunar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lunar</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/menstruation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>menstruation</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.johnhawks.net/p/when-did-our-ancestors-start-looking-up-to-the-stars" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">johnhawks.net/p/when-did-our-a</span><span class="invisible">ncestors-start-looking-up-to-the-stars</span></a></p>
Archaeology News :verified:<p>Ancient Chinese star chart dated to 2,300 years ago may be the oldest ever, challenging astronomy history</p><p>A new study has re-ignited academic debate over the origins of the world’s earliest star chart, placing an ancient Chinese manuscript—the Star Manual of Master Shi—at the forefront of world astronomical history...</p><p>More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/chinese-star-chart-may-be-the-oldest-ever/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2025/05/chi</span><span class="invisible">nese-star-chart-may-be-the-oldest-ever/</span></a></p><p>Follow <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeologynews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeologynews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AncientChina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientChina</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/starchart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starchart</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/113514/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/113514/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Ancient Chinese star chart dated to 2,300 years ago may be the oldest ever, challenging astronomy history <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AncientChina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientChina</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Thomas Weibel<p>Moon phase calculator "Meton" @ <a href="https://www.thomasweibel.ch/meton" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">thomasweibel.ch/meton</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>, new physical model: Check. Next step: 3D print.</p><p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sun</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/eclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eclipse</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/antiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiquity</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greece</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>babylon</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/mechanics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mechanics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/simulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simulation</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/openglam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openglam</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/glamhack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glamhack</span></a></p>
Grahame Gardner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿<p>An interesting article from Duncan Lunan exploring some of the lesser-known stones on Arran. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IsleofArran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsleofArran</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DuncanLunan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DuncanLunan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StoneCircles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoneCircles</span></a> <a href="https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/03/23/more-arran-stones/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theorkneynews.scot/2025/03/23/</span><span class="invisible">more-arran-stones/</span></a></p>
Thomas Weibel<p>Und der Mond sprach: Er werde Nacht. Und es ward Nacht.</p><p><a href="https://www.thomasweibel.ch/meton/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">thomasweibel.ch/meton/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sun</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/eclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eclipse</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/antiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiquity</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greece</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>babylon</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/mechanics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mechanics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/simulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simulation</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/openglam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openglam</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/glamhack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glamhack</span></a></p>
Thomas Weibel<p>Morgen Samstag gibt es eine Sonnenfinsternis. Sagt Meton. Und der muss es wissen.</p><p><a href="https://www.thomasweibel.ch/meton/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">thomasweibel.ch/meton/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/antiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiquity</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greece</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>babylon</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/mechanics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mechanics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/simulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simulation</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/openglam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openglam</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/glamhack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glamhack</span></a></p>
JQ Jacobs<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@RadicalAnthro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RadicalAnthro</span></a></span> <br>Following lunar orbits and earth rotations, simple counting and thinking heliocentrically, reveals precise astronomy constant.<br>"Ancient Astronomy, Integers, Great Ratios, and Aristarchus"<br><a href="https://jqjacobs.net/astro/aristarchus.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jqjacobs.net/astro/aristarchus</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a><br><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/ReclaimTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReclaimTime</span></a> by understanding the fundamental cosmic motions.<br>"Eclipses, Cosmic Clockwork of the Ancients"<br><a href="https://jqjacobs.net/astro/eclipse.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jqjacobs.net/astro/eclipse.htm</span><span class="invisible">l</span></a><br><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Cosmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <br><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Eclipses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eclipses</span></a></p>
Luke Drury<p>Tomorrow is the winter solstice and with a bit of luck, if the sky is clear, the rising sun will illuminate the central chamber of the Newgrange tumulus. This will be live-streamed from 8:40 UTC. The astronomical alignment is very precise and as my colleague Tom Ray showed some years ago was even more accurate at the time of construction.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.ie/ga/preasraitis/445b8-test/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.ie/ga/preasraitis/445b8-te</span><span class="invisible">st/</span></a></p><p><a href="http://www.carrowkeel.com/files/tomray.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">carrowkeel.com/files/tomray.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.dias.ie/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.dias.ie/tags/ArchaeoAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArchaeoAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.dias.ie/tags/WinterSolstice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinterSolstice</span></a></p>
Stone Pages<p>The Stonehenge Altar Stone: Its Origins, Composition, and Function, And the Search for Its Lost Companion [pdf 45pp] <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Stonehenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stonehenge</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/neolithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neolithic</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/ArchaeoAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArchaeoAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew-Collins-24/publication/386986566_The_Stonehenge_Altar_Stone_Its_Origins_Composition_and_Function_And_the_Search_for_Its_Lost_Companion/links/675b81a9da24c8537c69d28f/The-Stonehenge-Altar-Stone-Its-Origins-Composition-and-Function-And-the-Search-for-Its-Lost-Companion.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">researchgate.net/profile/Andre</span><span class="invisible">w-Collins-24/publication/386986566_The_Stonehenge_Altar_Stone_Its_Origins_Composition_and_Function_And_the_Search_for_Its_Lost_Companion/links/675b81a9da24c8537c69d28f/The-Stonehenge-Altar-Stone-Its-Origins-Composition-and-Function-And-the-Search-for-Its-Lost-Companion.pdf</span></a></p>
JQ Jacobs<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@cosmos4u" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cosmos4u</span></a></span> <br>Great idea Daniel. Cloudy and rain here on the Oregon coast, albeit the clouds parted for several minutes in front of the moon last night. Impressively out of place.<br>Wish I was at Newark Earthworks again this time. I was there in Oct. 2005 for lunar major.<br><a href="https://jqjacobs.net/archaeo/octagon.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jqjacobs.net/archaeo/octagon.h</span><span class="invisible">tml</span></a><br><a href="http://www.jqjacobs.net/blog/newark.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="">jqjacobs.net/blog/newark.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>I'll watch moonrise online tonight:<br><a href="https://griffithobservatory.org/extreme-moon-the-major-lunar-standstills-of-2024-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">griffithobservatory.org/extrem</span><span class="invisible">e-moon-the-major-lunar-standstills-of-2024-2025/</span></a><br><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Hopewell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hopewell</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Earthworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earthworks</span></a></p>
Stone Pages<p>Sailing to Calanais: Monument Complexes and the Sea in the Neolithic of Western Scotland and Beyond [pdf 25pp] <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/neolithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neolithic</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/StoneCircles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoneCircles</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/ArchaeoAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArchaeoAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-prehistoric-society/article/sailing-to-calanais-monument-complexes-and-the-sea-in-the-neolithic-of-western-scotland-and-beyond/9CDEB4C09EA1156F220BAD7CE4316E31" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cambridge.org/core/journals/pr</span><span class="invisible">oceedings-of-the-prehistoric-society/article/sailing-to-calanais-monument-complexes-and-the-sea-in-the-neolithic-of-western-scotland-and-beyond/9CDEB4C09EA1156F220BAD7CE4316E31</span></a></p>
Stone Pages<p>Stonehenge Quadrangle, Solstice and Lunistice, Sun and Full Moon [pdf 24pp] <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Stonehenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stonehenge</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/ArchaeoAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArchaeoAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/neolithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neolithic</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://iris.polito.it/handle/11583/2994681" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iris.polito.it/handle/11583/29</span><span class="invisible">94681</span></a></p>
Archaeology News :verified:<p>Discovery of goat-fish petroglyph unveils Egyptian understanding of zodiac symbols</p><p>Researchers have identified a unique petroglyph in Egypt’s el-Hosh region that likely represents the zodiac sign Capricornus, a hybrid creature with the forequarters of a goat and the hindquarters of a fish...</p><p>More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2024/11/goat-fish-petroglyph-unveils-egyptian-understanding-of-zodiac/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2024/11/goa</span><span class="invisible">t-fish-petroglyph-unveils-egyptian-understanding-of-zodiac/</span></a></p><p>Follow <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeologynews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeologynews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zodiac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zodiac</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zodiacsigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zodiacsigns</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Capricornus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capricornus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/egyptology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>egyptology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/petroglyphs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petroglyphs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ancientegypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancientegypt</span></a></p>
Archaeology News :verified:<p>Ancient carvings at Göbekli Tepe may represent world’s oldest calendar</p><p>Recent research has revealed what may be the world’s oldest known lunisolar calendar, discovered at the ancient archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey. Carved into a massive stone pillar nearly 13,000 years ago, the intricate markings likely record a catastrophic comet strike...</p><p>More info: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2024/08/worlds-oldest-calendar-at-gobekli-tepe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2024/08/wor</span><span class="invisible">lds-oldest-calendar-at-gobekli-tepe/</span></a></p><p>Follow <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span><br>. <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/go%CC%88beklitepe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>göbeklitepe</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/G%C3%B6beklitepe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Göbeklitepe</span></a></p>
Chris Bond<p>#715 Aubrey Burl - Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual. Shire Publications Ltd, Princes Risborough, Shire Archaeology No 32, 1997, 1st edition, reprint. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AubreyBurl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AubreyBurl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShirePublications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShirePublications</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Prehistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prehistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeoastronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StandingStoneSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandingStoneSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookOfTheDay</span></a></p>
grateful wolf<p>Professor Michael Hoskin, archaeoastronomy pioneer [pdf 11pp] <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/ArchaeoAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArchaeoAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/cosmovisiones/article/download/14840/16768" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">revistas.unlp.edu.ar/cosmovisi</span><span class="invisible">ones/article/download/14840/16768</span></a></p>
grateful wolf<p>Advanced Virtual Archaeoastronomy [pdf 9pp] <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/ArchaeoAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArchaeoAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/EthnoAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthnoAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Stellarium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stellarium</span></a> <a href="https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/cosmovisiones/article/download/14847/16753" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">revistas.unlp.edu.ar/cosmovisi</span><span class="invisible">ones/article/download/14847/16753</span></a></p>
grateful wolf<p>‘Missing data’ [pdf 11pp] - Clive Ruggles &amp; Amanda Chadburn <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Stonehenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stonehenge</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/ArchaeoAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArchaeoAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/megalithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megalithic</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/neolithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neolithic</span></a> <a href="https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/cosmovisiones/article/download/14942/16716" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">revistas.unlp.edu.ar/cosmovisi</span><span class="invisible">ones/article/download/14942/16716</span></a></p>
Archaeology News :verified:<p>New research reveals the Greek lunar calendar tracking in the Antikythera mechanism</p><p>Recent research has unveiled that the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient device often hailed as the world’s oldest known computer, tracked the Greek lunar calendar, rather than the Egyptian solar calendar as previously thought...</p><p>More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2024/06/greek-lunar-calendar-antikythera-mechanism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2024/06/gre</span><span class="invisible">ek-lunar-calendar-antikythera-mechanism/</span></a></p><p>Follow <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>archaeology</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeologynews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeologynews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antikytheramechanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antikytheramechanism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ancientgreece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancientgreece</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antikythera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antikythera</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeoastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeoastronomy</span></a></p>
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