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

Chapter Three

Standing Stones and Stars : Megalithic Astronomy and the People of Ancient Great Britain

Chapter Four

Power from the Sky : Ancient Maya Astronomy and the Cult of Venus

Chapter Five

City and Cosmos : Astronomy and the Inca Empire

Chapter Six

Appendix A

Things to Think About

Appendix B

Archaeoastronomical Fieldwork

Appendix C

Archaeoastronomical Resources

Notes

Illustration Credits

Index


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