Sky And Purpose In Prehistoric Malta
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Sky And Purpose In Prehistoric Malta
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Author : Tore Lomsdalen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Sky And Purpose In Prehistoric Malta written by Tore Lomsdalen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Archaeoastronomy categories.
Is There Evidence Of Intentionality Of Sky Involvement In The Prehistoric Megalithic Sites Of Mnajdra In Malta
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Is There Evidence Of Intentionality Of Sky Involvement In The Prehistoric Megalithic Sites Of Mnajdra In Malta written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Sacred Geometry In Ancient Goddess Cultures
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Author : Richard Heath
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-03-26
Sacred Geometry In Ancient Goddess Cultures written by Richard Heath and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-26 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Examines the ancient cosmic science of the female megalithic astronomers • Describes the shared sacred geometry and astronomy knowledge in the megalithic monuments, temples, and secret calendars of the matrilineal cultures of Malta, Gobekli Tepe, and the Minoans of Crete • Shows how early Christians helped preserve ancient science by encoding it in the rock-cut churches of the Cappadocia region of Turkey • Explains how Greek myths reveal the transition from matriarchy to patriarchy Long before Pythagoras and Plato, before arithmetic and Christianity, there existed matrilineal societies around the Mediterranean, led by women with a sophisticated understanding of astronomy and sacred science. In this detailed exploration, Richard Heath decodes the cosmological secrets hidden by ancient goddess-centered cultures on the island of Malta, at Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, and on the Greek island of Crete. Heath reveals how the female astronomers of Malta built megaliths to study the sun, moon, and planets, counting time as lengths and comparing lengths using geometry. He shows how they encoded their cosmological and astronomical discoveries, their “astronomy of the goddesses,” in the geometries of their temples and monuments. Examining Maltese and Cretan artifacts, including secret calendars, he details how the Minoans of Crete transformed Maltese astronomy into a matriarchal religion based upon a Saturnian calendar of 364 days. He also reveals evidence of the precursors of Maltese astronomical knowledge in the monuments of Gobekli Tepe. Looking at the shift from sacred geometry to arithmetic in ancient Mediterranean cultures, the author parallels this change in mindset with the transition from matriarchal to patriarchal cultures. He reveals how Greek myths present a way to see the matriarchal past through patriarchal eyes, detailing how Saturn’s replacement by Jupiter-Zeus symbolizes the transition from matriarchy to patriarchy. The author examines how the early Christians helped preserve the ancient astronomy of the goddesses, due to its connections to Christ’s cosmological teachings, by encoding it in the artwork of the rock-cut churches and monasteries of the Cappadocia region of Turkey. Revealing how our planet, with its specific harmonics and geometries within our star system, is uniquely designed to support intelligent life, the author shows how this divine spiritual truth was known to the ancient astronomers.
Advancing Cultural Astronomy
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Author : Efrosyni Boutsikas
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-04-08
Advancing Cultural Astronomy written by Efrosyni Boutsikas and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-08 with Science categories.
This collection of essays on cultural astronomy celebrates the life and work of Clive Ruggles, Emeritus Professor of Archaeoastronomy at Leicester University. Taking their lead from Ruggles’ work, the papers present new research focused on three core themes in cultural astronomy: methodology, case studies, and heritage. Through this framework, they show how the study of cultural astronomy has evolved over time and share new ideas to continue advancing the field. Ruggles’ work in these areas has had a profound impact on the way that scholars approach evidence of the role of sky in both ancient and modern cultures. While the papers span many time periods and regions, they are closely connected by these three major themes, presenting methodological investigations of how we can approach archaeological, textual, and ethnographic evidence; describing detailed archaeoastronomical case studies; or stressing the importance of global heritage management. This work will appeal to researchers and scholars interested in the history and development of cultural astronomy.
Prehistoric Malta
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Author : Themistocles Zammit
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
Prehistoric Malta written by Themistocles Zammit and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Excavations (Archaeology) categories.
Skyscapes
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Author : Fabio Silva
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2015-03-12
Skyscapes written by Fabio Silva and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-12 with Social Science categories.
Eleven papers extend discussion of the role and importance of the landscape and the wider environment to past societies, and to the understanding and interpretation of their material remains, into consideration of the significance of the celestial environment: the skyscape. The role of the sky for past societies has been relegated to the fringes of archaeological discourse. Nevertheless archaeoastronomy has developed a new rigour in the last few decades and the evidence suggests that it can provide insights into the beliefs, practices and cosmologies of past societies. Skyscapes explores the current role of archaeoastronomical knowledge in archaeological discourse and how to integrate the two. It shows how it is not only possible but even desirable to look at the skyscape to shed further light on human societies. This is achieved by first exploring the historical relationship between archaeoastronomy and academia in general, and with archaeology in particular. The volume continues by presenting case-studies that either demonstrate how archaeoastronomical methodologies can add to our current understanding of past societies, their structures and beliefs, or how integrated approaches can raise new questions and even revolutionise current views of the past.
Skyscapes
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Author : Fabio Silva
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2015-03-12
Skyscapes written by Fabio Silva and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-12 with Social Science categories.
Eleven papers extend discussion of the role and importance of the landscape and the wider environment to past societies, and to the understanding and interpretation of their material remains, into consideration of the significance of the celestial environment: the skyscape. The role of the sky for past societies has been relegated to the fringes of archaeological discourse. Nevertheless archaeoastronomy has developed a new rigour in the last few decades and the evidence suggests that it can provide insights into the beliefs, practices and cosmologies of past societies. Skyscapes explores the current role of archaeoastronomical knowledge in archaeological discourse and how to integrate the two. It shows how it is not only possible but even desirable to look at the skyscape to shed further light on human societies. This is achieved by first exploring the historical relationship between archaeoastronomy and academia in general, and with archaeology in particular. The volume continues by presenting case-studies that either demonstrate how archaeoastronomical methodologies can add to our current understanding of past societies, their structures and beliefs, or how integrated approaches can raise new questions and even revolutionise current views of the past.
Orientierung Navigation Und Zeitbestimmung Wie Der Himmel Den Lebensraum Des Menschen Pr Gt
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Author : Gudrun Wolfschmidt
language : de
Publisher: tredition
Release Date : 2019-10-24
Orientierung Navigation Und Zeitbestimmung Wie Der Himmel Den Lebensraum Des Menschen Pr Gt written by Gudrun Wolfschmidt and has been published by tredition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-24 with Art categories.
Die Tagung der Gesellschaft für Archäoastronomie in Hamburg stand - passend zur maritimen Tradition - unter dem Thema Orientierung, Navigation und Zeitbestimmung. In 31 Kapiteln werden Beiträge zur Archäo- und Kulturastronomie präsentiert. Die ersten Kapitel widmen sich dem Thema Orientierung von der Steinzeit bis zum Mittelalter. Göbekli Tepe oder megalithische Steinsetzungen werden astral interpretiert. Beim bronzezeitlichen Schmuck oder bei den Externsteinen im Teutoburger Wald wird die astronomische Bedeutung diskutiert. Das Computerplanetarium Stellarium ermöglicht eindrucksvolle zeitlich veränderliche archäologische 3D-Landschaften. Ferner wird die Ausrichtung christlicher Kirchen untersucht. Die zweite Gruppe von Beiträgen thematisiert Orientierung mit Sonne, Mond und Sternen. Die "Sternenkarte" von Malta könnte zur Ausrichtung des Tempels nach Osten gedient haben. Ermöglichten Obsidianspiegel-Teleskope astronomische Beobachtungen bereits in der Steinzeit? Kosmologische Besonderheiten hinduistischer Tempel in Nepal werden untersucht, ferner Weltenbaum oder Weltenberg als zentrale Symbole des Universums. Die nächste Gruppe steht unter dem Titel Navigation - Himmlische Reiseführer. Himmlische Phänomene leiteten die Menschen auf ihren Reisen über Land, zu Wasser, in der Luft. So werden die Entwicklung der Navigationstechniken in Indien, in der Antike, bei den Wikingern bis zu neueren Navigationsmethoden vorgestellt. Die letzte Gruppe heisst Orientierung, Zeitbestimmung und Kalender. Ist der Kalenderstein bei Leodagger eine "Zählmaschine" aus der Bronzezeit oder sind auf den Kernoi in Malia, Kreta, Zyklen von Mond und Sonne dargestellt? Hat Thales sein Wissen um den Termin der totalen Sonnenfinsternis aus der nordischen Bronzezeit übernommen? Welche Rolle spielen die Mondserien für die Datierung des Mayakalenders? Kalenderschätze im Kloster ermöglichen Vorhersagen über Finsternisse. Diese Beispiele zeigen, wie der Himmel den Lebensraum des Menschen prägt.
Malta Prehistory And Temples
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Author : David H. Trump
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Malta Prehistory And Temples written by David H. Trump and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
The large stone temple structures on Malta are amongst the earliest such constructions in the world, long before the pyramids were built in Egypt. This super book forms a pictorial record of all the temples on Malta, whilst also providing background information on the social and cultural history of the period. Built between c.3500 and 2500 BC, the temples reflect, and were part of, a period of great development on Malta and Gozo, especially in artistic and architectural terms. This is a clear, well illustrated account of the temple-building period, as well as of what went before and what came after.
Ritual Failure
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Author : Vasiliki G. Koutrafouri
language : en
Publisher: Sidestone Press
Release Date : 2013-12-31
Ritual Failure written by Vasiliki G. Koutrafouri and has been published by Sidestone Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-31 with Social Science categories.
‘Ritual Failure’ is a new concept in archaeology adopted from the discipline of anthropology. Resilient religious systems disappearing, strict believers and faithful practitioners not performing their rites, entire societies changing their customs: how does a religious ritual system transform, change or disappear, leaving only traces of its past glory? Do societies change and then their ritual? Or do customs change first, in turn provoking wider cultural shifts in society? Archaeology possesses the tools and methodologies to explore these questions over the long term; from the emergence of a system, to its peak, and then its decay and disappearance, and in relation to wider social and chronological developments. The collected papers in this book introduce the concept of ‘ritual failure’ to archaeology. The analysis explores ways in which ritual may have been instrumental in sustaining cultural continuity during demanding social conditions, or how its functionality might have failed – resulting in discontinuity, change or collapse. The collected papers draw attention to those turbulent social times of change for which ritual practices are a sensitive indicator within the archaeological record. The book reviews archaeological evidence and theoretical approaches, and suggests models which could explain socio-cultural change through ritual failure. The concept of ‘ritual failure’ is also often used to better understand other themes, such as identity and wider social, economic and political transformations, shedding light on the social conditions that forced or introduced change. This book will engage those interested in ritual theory and practices, but will also appeal to those interested in exploring new avenues to understanding cultural change. From transformations in the use of ritual objects to the risks inherent in practicing ritual, from ritual continuity in customs to sudden and profound change, from the Neolithic Near East to Roman Europe and Iron Age Africa, this book explores what happens when ritual fails.