Several Roman writers report on the existence of a town foundation ritual, inherited from the
Etruscans, which allegedly included astronomical references. However, the possible …

Figura 1. Distribución de frecuencias de los azimuts norte-sur y esteoeste de todas las
orientaciones medidas. Figura 2. Distribución de frecuencias de las declinaciones norte y …

Este trabajo presenta los resultados arqueoastronómicos de un proyecto interdisciplinar
que estudia yacimientos de La Mancha fechados durante la Prehistoria Reciente. El centro …

Equinox, what a controversial concept! Since the dawn of archaeoastronomy this has
arguably been the most problematic concept—perhaps together with the lunar standstills or …

Figure 24. Looking from the centre of Stonehenge towards the west. 152 Figure 25. At the
Newgrange passage tomb the standing stone GC-1 casts a moving shadow over the highly …

If astronomy can be understood as the contemplation of the sky for any given purpose, we
must realize that possibly all societies throughout time and in all regions have watched the …

In this review paper, a new and sharp approach to archaeoastronomy is presented. This is a
very interesting but controversial discipline which serves as an auxiliary subject to social …

“Puedo llevarme mi oveja, Ah, era eso, Sí, era sólo eso, puedo, No, Por qué, Porque la vas a
sacrificar como prenda de la alianza que acabo de establecer contigo, Esta oveja, Sí, Te …

We present archaeoastronomical results of an interdisciplinary project to study Bronze Age
sites of the socalled Cultura de las Motillas in the Spanish region of La Mancha. We find that …

Research on the Neolithic monuments and dwellings of Atlantic Europe has shown that
plays of light and colour were tools for the social and symbolic construction of the world. The …