Tag: archaeoastronomy
Astronomy will dominate the world
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Below is a great place to find out about your local astronomy club. If everyone in the world were to learn about astronomy and the vastness of the cosmos, they might be less impressed with the comparatively puny gods of human religion. They may realize that no “Creator” of such…
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Archaeologist: American churches astronomically aligned
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One of the more important aspects of my work is to bring to light the ancient religious practice of aligning sacred sites with astronomical events, such as the daily, weekly, monthly and annual movements and phases of the sun, moon and other celestial bodies. This practice dates back thousands of…
Read MoreWorld’s oldest observatory discovered?
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My latest Examiner article… World’s oldest observatory found? Every so often we read exciting headlines proclaiming that the “world’s oldest this or that” has been discovered by archaeologists. In 2005, for example, Chinese media declared that the “world’s oldest observatory” had been found at Taosi in the Shanxi Province, dating…
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The 2011 Astrotheology Calendar
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Coming soon! Stay tuned… The 2011 Astrotheology Calendar
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New discoveries indicate ancient British sun worship
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Several newly discovered megalithic sites in England reflect an arrangement similar to that of the famous ancient British site of Stonehenge, including its archaeoastronomical alignments. The alignments at these sites marking sunrise and sunset at the summer and winter solstices are naturally suggestive of sun worship, which can be found…
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