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Solar Astronomy in the Prehistoric Southwest

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

Table of Contents		Astronomical Appendix Credits
The Sun: A Pictorial Introduction Slide 1: The Anasazi World Slide 2: Chaco Canyon Slide 3: The Seasons Slide 4: Horizon Calendars Slide 5: Hovenweep Castle Slide 6: Pueblo Bonito Slide 7: Solstice Window	Slide 8: Casa Rinconada Slide 9: Yellow Jacket Slide 10: Hopi Tawa Katsina Slide 11: Solar Symbol Petroglyph Slide 12: Solstice Marker Slide 13: Fajada Butte Slide 14: The 3-Slab Site	Slide 15: The Sun Dagger Slide 16: Solar Eclipse Petroglyph Slide 17: The Sun Temple Slide 18: Cliff Palace Slide 19: Lunar Astronomy Slide 20: Supernova Pictograph Suggested Reading

- Approved by Paul Charboneau - Copyright 1999-2004. Please contact authors for permission to use.

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