Public Library (contents & extracts ) :
"Stairways to the Stars" by Anthony Aveni
Preface
Chapter One
Introduction : A Different Sort of Cosmos
Chapter Two
The Naked Sky
Tropic and Temperature Sky
Charting the Sun God's Course
The Sun's Nighttime Imitator
Returning Wanderers
Starry Roadways
In Search of Harmony : How to make a Calendar
Chapter Three
Standing Stones and Stars : Megalithic Astronomy and the People of Ancient Great Britain
Walking the Stones
Stonehenge Decoded ?
The People Who Built Stonehenge
Astronomy and Stonehenge Society
Chapter Four
Power from the Sky : Ancient Maya Astronomy and the Cult of Venus
The Civilization of Ancient Mesoamerica
Mesoamerican Timekeeping
Astronomy and the Maya Codices
Maya Venus Star Wars
Astronomy and Maya Architecture
Chapter Five
City and Cosmos : Astronomy and the Inca Empire
The Coricancha and Its Astronomical Symbolism
The Raylike Organization in Cuzco
Astronomical Alignments in the Ceque System
The Ceque System as a Calendar
Chapter Six
Gifts from the East
The Greek Legacy
Appendix A
Things to Think About
Appendix B
Archaeoastronomical Fieldwork
Appendix C
Archaeoastronomical Resources
Notes
Illustration Credits
Index