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Education : Archeoslides

Solar Astronomy in the Prehistoric Southwest

A slide set by P. Charbonneau, O.R. White, and T.J. Bogdan

Further Readings

Introductory textbooks on astronomy and astrophysics (pre-calculus level):

  • Morrison, D., Wolff, S.C., and Fraknoi, A.: 1996, Exploration of the Universe (seventh edition), Saunders College Publishing (earlier editions were authored by G.O. Abell, Morrison and Wolff)

  • Zeilik, M., Astronomy: The Evolving Universe (eight edition): 1997, John Wiley and Sons
  • Archeoastronomy:

  • Thurston, H.: 1994, Early Astronomy, New York: Springer

  • Evans, J.: 1998 The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy, Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • Archeoastronomy of the American southwest:

  • Williamson, R.A.: 1984, Living the Sky, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press

  • McKim Malville, J., and Putnam, C.: 1989, Prehistoric Astronomy in the Southwest, Boulder: Johnson Books (revised edition 1993)
  • Archeology of the American southwest:

  • Lister, R.H., and Lister, F.C.: 1993, Those who came before, Tucson: Southwest Parks & Monuments Association (second edition)
  • Chaco Canyon:

  • Lister, R.H., and Lister, F.C.: 1981, Chaco Canyon, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press

  • Frazier, K.: 1986, People of Chaco, New York: W.W. Norton

  • Noble, D.G. (ed.): 1984, New Light on Chaco Canyon, Santa Fe: School of American Research Press

  • Lekson, S.H., Windes, T.C., Stein, J.R., and Judge, W.J.: 1988, Scientific American, 209, 100-109

  • Vivian, R.G.: 1990, The Chacoan Prehistory of the San Juan Basin, New York: Academic Press
  • The nature and role of the Fajada butte 3-slab site:

  • Sofaer, A., Zinser, V., and Sinclair, R.M.: 1979, Science, 206, 283-291

  • Newman, E.B., and Mark, R.K.: 1982, Science, 217, 1036-1038

  • Zeilik, M.: 1985, Archeoastronomy, no. 9 (supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy, 16), S69-S85

  • Sofaer, A., and Sinclair, R.M.: 1986, Archeoastronomy, no. 10 (supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy, 17), S59-S66 [and the following reply by M. Zeilik]
  • Southwestern rock art:

  • Schaafsma, P.: 1980, Indian Rock Art of the Southwest, Santa Fe: School of American Research Press

  • Young, M.J.: 1988, Signs from the Ancestors, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press
  • Supernova 1054 and its probable depiction in southwestern rock art:

  • Brandt, J.C., and Williamson, R.A.: 1979, Archeoastronomy (supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy, 10), S1-S38 and the following three papers in the same issue, for alternate viewpoints.
  • Cultural and ceremonial practices of Pueblo people in historical times:

  • Waters, F.: 1963, Book of the Hopi, New York: Penguin Books

  • Green, J. (ed.): 1979, Zuñi: selected writings of Frank Hamilton Cushing, University of Nebraska Press

  •   and, specifically for solar and lunar observational practices:
  • Zeilik, M.: 1985 Archeoastronomy (supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy, 8), S1-S24

  • Zeilik, M.: 1986 Archeoastronomy (supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy, 10), S1-S22 as well as chapter 4 of R. Williamson's book Living the Sky listed previously.
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