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As Iwaniszewski concludes, “Concepts regarding the lunar cycle … represent a
particular point of view that is embedded in social networks and relationships with
the surrounding world, rather than in a fixed body of current knowledge.” If we draw
an overarching theme from the case studies discussed here, it is that a culture’s
astronomy reflects the diverse ways people interact with the heavens.
References
Martlew, R. D., & Ruggles, C. L. N. (1993). The North Mull Project (4): Excavations at Ardnacross
1989–1991. Archaeoastronomy, 18 (Supplement to the Journal for the History of Astronomy,
24), S55–S64.
Ruggles, C. L. N. (1984). A New Study of the Aberdeenshire Recumbent Stone Circles, I: Site
Data. Archaeoastronomy, 6 (Supplement to the Journal for the History of Astronomy, 15),
S55–S79.
Ruggles, C. L. N. (1997). Whose Equinox? Archaeoastronomy, 22 (Supplement to the Journal for
the History of Astronomy, 28), S45–S51.
Part II Case Studies
As Iwaniszewski concludes, “Concepts regarding the lunar cycle … represent a
particular point of view that is embedded in social networks and relationships with
the surrounding world, rather than in a fixed body of current knowledge.” If we draw
an overarching theme from the case studies discussed here, it is that a culture’s
astronomy reflects the diverse ways people interact with the heavens.
References
Martlew, R. D., & Ruggles, C. L. N. (1993). The North Mull Project (4): Excavations at Ardnacross
1989–1991. Archaeoastronomy, 18 (Supplement to the Journal for the History of Astronomy,
24), S55–S64.
Ruggles, C. L. N. (1984). A New Study of the Aberdeenshire Recumbent Stone Circles, I: Site
Data. Archaeoastronomy, 6 (Supplement to the Journal for the History of Astronomy, 15),
S55–S79.
Ruggles, C. L. N. (1997). Whose Equinox? Archaeoastronomy, 22 (Supplement to the Journal for
the History of Astronomy, 28), S45–S51.
Part II Case Studies