Native American Astronomy, with a focus on Lakota star knowledge.

Report on the display of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #236.

An interactive atlas of the world links to the archaeoastronomy and multicultural cosmology of ancient times.

Brief page discussing the evidence of astronomy at Chaco Canyon, with illustrations.

A unique prehistoric tomb in Ireland has been revealed to align to both the midsummer Sun and the midwinter Moon. BBC article

Archaeoastronomy Lecture notes and photographs from Leicester University.

Study of rupestral engravings in Italy.

Dr. Cornelius Holtorf ponders the relationship of Archaeoastronomy to the megaliths of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

A comprehensive introduction to archaeoastronomy including a look at various people groups and case studies of sites.

Introduction to Irish megalithic complexes; includes future astronomical sight times.

Well developed site featuring articles and photographs on a number of significant sites and their Archaeoastronomy

A section of Chaco Canyon National Historical Culture Park, NM, that has been occupied by both Anasazi and Navajo peoples, is being surveyed for astronomically relevant features

During the 1988 Ball State University field school at Mounds Park, it was discovered that two enclosures were aligned to sunset at the summer and winter solstice when viewed from the center of the Great Mound

Brief introductory article.

There are about 3600 known grooves in stones in Gotland. The most important feature of the grooves is alignment. A study of 1256 grooves showed that they are aligned with certain positions of the celestial bodies, apparently the sun or the moon.

Astronomy in Japan with a lot of information on Japanese Star lore and astronomical history.

Brief page explaining the astronomical basis of the Aztec Calendar.

Photograph of a sandstone artifact from Palo Alto California, and text which argues that marking carved into it are native represenations of the Big Dipper and Little Dipper.

Astronomical analysis of petroglyphs on sandstone panels, Arizona.

Founded in 1978 at the University of Maryland to advance research, education and public awareness of archaeoastronomy.

Largely German description of the Bronze Age artefact umearthed in Saxony-Anhalt, with FAQs in English.

The earliest dioptra (c.300 BCE) was a device for measuring the angle, in parts of a Sign, between two celestial objects. Photos and descriptions of how to make one and how they work.

Dr. Mark Hollabaugh presents his ethnographic research of Lakota astronomy.

A description of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #243

The circular shape of the Monument represents two astronomical theories concerning the Sun: the Geocentric theory of the Sun's apparent course and the Heliocentric theory. In depth discussion of both aspects of this Greek monument.

An archaeoastronomy book by William H. Calvin of the University of Washington. The book, which describes a dozen ways of predicting eclipses, can be purchased or downloaded for personal reading at no charge.

A controversial discovery of a 16,000-year-old "map of the night sky" in Lascaux caves. BBC article.

Contact details for this international academic society.

Referenced article exploring this ancient Japanese kofun (burial mound). Astrological charts have been determined from the "star paintings" inside the tomb.

Well referenced article by Steven Mizrach upon astronomy as practiced by the Lakota.

Ligurian Archaeoastronomy, mainly in Italian but with some English and German translations.

An online book of the folkore in Lithuania surrounding the sun, moon and stars by Jonas Vaiškūnas.

Explores the Irish Stone Age in the context of astronomy, art and mythology, and demonstrates how the ancient people were confidently able to predict solar and lunar events.

Discovery of a 6,500-year-old monument at Nabta, Egypt. BBC article.

Observe video of light/shadow interplay on 1,000+ year old rock art marking equinox sunrise at a remote, newly discovered Colorado site.

The BBC reports that astronomer Dr Philip Stooke has found a map of the moon in an Irish tomb that pre-dates the earliest known one by about 5000 years.

British Egyptologist puts forward an astronomical theory for the northern alignment of the Great Pyramid at Giza. BBC article.

Evidence of possible astronomical use of the megaliths at this Swedish prehistoric site. Also available in Swedish and German.

Academic society with conferences and publications. English and French text.

Stone relics and monuments, of unknown age or origin, with possible Solstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos.

Evidence of highly complex astronomy within Australian Aboriginal society.

Supporting website for the book by Dr. Theony Condos. Includes sample chapter and links.

A guide the megalithic monuments of Scotland and their astronomical alignments. Also contains many illustrations, a bibilography and suggestions for the best times of year to visit.

Orientation of Greek and Egyptian temples and the role of astronomy in the setting of temple orientation.

A detailed examination of M. Griaule's 1950 paper "Un Systeme Soudanais de Sirius" in terms of both ethnography and astronomy.

This site makes extensive use of Quicktime to describe and demonstrate the workings of an Hohokam observatory.

Cesare Berrini's hypotheses concerning the relationships between bas-relief carvings on the Gateway of the Sun, the annual solar cycle, and geometric time measurement.