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Aboriginal stone arrangement
Aboriginal stone arrangements are a ritual art form constructed by Indigenous Australians, and are a form of rock art.
Aboriginal stone arrangements are a ritual art form constructed by Indigenous Australians, and are a form of rock art.
Ale's Stones
Ale's Stones (or Ales stenar in Swedish) is a megalithic monument in Scania in southern Sweden.
Ale's Stones (or Ales stenar in Swedish) is a megalithic monument in Scania in southern Sweden.
Amazon Stonehenge
Amazon Stonehenge or Calçoene megalithic observatory is megalithic structure located in Amapa state, Brazil.
Amazon Stonehenge or Calçoene megalithic observatory is megalithic structure located in Amapa state, Brazil.
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is the largest Hindu temple complex in the world, situated at Angkor, Cambodia, built by King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.
Angkor Wat is the largest Hindu temple complex in the world, situated at Angkor, Cambodia, built by King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.
Antikythera mechanism
The Antikythera mechanism ( or ) is an ancient mechanical computer designed to calculate astronomical positions.
The Antikythera mechanism ( or ) is an ancient mechanical computer designed to calculate astronomical positions.
Archaeoastronomy
Archaeoastronomy is the study of how people in the past "have understood the phenomena in the sky, how they used phenomena in the sky, and what role the sky played in their cultures."
Archaeoastronomy is the study of how people in the past "have understood the phenomena in the sky, how they used phenomena in the sky, and what role the sky played in their cultures."
Arkaim
Arkaim is an archaeological site situated in the Southern Urals steppe, north-to-northwest of Amurskiy, and south-to-southeast of Alexandronvskiy, two villages in the Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russi...
Arkaim is an archaeological site situated in the Southern Urals steppe, north-to-northwest of Amurskiy, and south-to-southeast of Alexandronvskiy, two villages in the Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russi...
Astronomical ceiling of Senemut Tomb
Astronomical ceiling decoration in its earliest form can be traced to the Tomb of Senemut (Theban tomb no.
Astronomical ceiling decoration in its earliest form can be traced to the Tomb of Senemut (Theban tomb no.
Astronomical complex
An astronomical complex or commemorative astronomical complex is a series of man-made structures with an astronomical purposes.
An astronomical complex or commemorative astronomical complex is a series of man-made structures with an astronomical purposes.
Australian Aboriginal astronomy
Australian Aboriginal astronomy is a name given to indigenous Australian culture relating to astronomical subjects — such as the Sun and Moon, the stars, planets, and the Milky Way, and their mo...
Australian Aboriginal astronomy is a name given to indigenous Australian culture relating to astronomical subjects — such as the Sun and Moon, the stars, planets, and the Milky Way, and their mo...
Bora (Australian)
A Bora is the name given both to an initiation ceremony of Indigenous Australians, and to the site on which the initiation is performed.
A Bora is the name given both to an initiation ceremony of Indigenous Australians, and to the site on which the initiation is performed.
Borobudur
Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Borobudur Temple Compounds
Borobudur Temple Compounds is a term used by the World Heritage designation of the area of 3 Buddhist temples in Central Java, Indonesia.
Borobudur Temple Compounds is a term used by the World Heritage designation of the area of 3 Buddhist temples in Central Java, Indonesia.
Buena Vista, Peru
Buena Vista is an 8 hectare (20 acre) archaeological site located in Peru about 25 miles inland in the Chillon River Valley and an hour's drive north of Lima.
Buena Vista is an 8 hectare (20 acre) archaeological site located in Peru about 25 miles inland in the Chillon River Valley and an hour's drive north of Lima.
Callanish Stones
The Callanish Stones (or "Callanish I"), Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic, are situated near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais) on the west coast of Lewi...
The Callanish Stones (or "Callanish I"), Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic, are situated near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais) on the west coast of Lewi...
Calçoene
Calçoene (RudderCalcium) is a municipality located in the eastern of the state of Amapá in Brazil.
Calçoene (RudderCalcium) is a municipality located in the eastern of the state of Amapá in Brazil.
Carnac stones
The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites around the French village of Carnac, in Brittany, consisting of alignments, dolmens, tumuli and single menhirs.
The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites around the French village of Carnac, in Brittany, consisting of alignments, dolmens, tumuli and single menhirs.
Chankillo
Chankillo is an ancient monumental complex in the Peruvian coastal desert, found in the Casma-Sechin Oasis in the Ancash Department of Peru.
Chankillo is an ancient monumental complex in the Peruvian coastal desert, found in the Casma-Sechin Oasis in the Ancash Department of Peru.
Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza ((, Chichén Itzá, from ; "at the mouth of the well of the Itza"), was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya civilization.
Chichen Itza ((, Chichén Itzá, from ; "at the mouth of the well of the Itza"), was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya civilization.
Choquequirao
Choquequirao (Southern Quechua: Chuqi K'iraw, "Cradle of Gold" or Choqek'iraw) is a ruined Inca city in south Peru, similar in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu.
Choquequirao (Southern Quechua: Chuqi K'iraw, "Cradle of Gold" or Choqek'iraw) is a ruined Inca city in south Peru, similar in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu.
El Caracol, Chichen Itza
El Caracol, the Observatory, is a unique structure at pre-Columbian Maya civilization site of Chichen Itza.
El Caracol, the Observatory, is a unique structure at pre-Columbian Maya civilization site of Chichen Itza.
El Castillo, Chichen Itza
El Castillo (Spanish for "castle"), also known as the Temple of Kukulkan, is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in th...
El Castillo (Spanish for "castle"), also known as the Temple of Kukulkan, is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in th...
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple (ಗವಿ ಗಂಗಾಧರೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ) also Gavipuram Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, is located in Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in India.
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple (ಗವಿ ಗಂಗಾಧರೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ) also Gavipuram Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, is located in Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in India.
Giorgio de Santillana
Giorgio Diaz de Santillana (Rome 1902 – Beverly, Massachusetts 1974) was an Italian-American philosopher of science and historian of science, and professor at MIT.
Giorgio Diaz de Santillana (Rome 1902 – Beverly, Massachusetts 1974) was an Italian-American philosopher of science and historian of science, and professor at MIT.
Golden hat
Golden hats are a very specific and rare type of archaeological artefact from Bronze Age Central Europe.
Golden hats are a very specific and rare type of archaeological artefact from Bronze Age Central Europe.
Goseck circle
The Goseck circle is a Neolithic structure in Goseck in the Burgenlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
The Goseck circle is a Neolithic structure in Goseck in the Burgenlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Grooves (archaeology)
There are grooves carved into rock in several places in Europe, and most of them appear on the Swedish island of Gotland.
There are grooves carved into rock in several places in Europe, and most of them appear on the Swedish island of Gotland.
Hamlet's Mill
Hamlet's Mill by Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend is a nonfiction work of history and comparative mythology, particularly the subfield of archaeoastronomy.The book is thematicall...
Hamlet's Mill by Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend is a nonfiction work of history and comparative mythology, particularly the subfield of archaeoastronomy.The book is thematicall...
Jantar Mantar (Delhi)
The Jantra Mantra (literally the 'instrument and formula' and often called the Jantar Mantar), is located in the modern city of New Delhi, Delhi.
The Jantra Mantra (literally the 'instrument and formula' and often called the Jantar Mantar), is located in the modern city of New Delhi, Delhi.
Kokino
Kokino is an important archaeological site and a megalithic observatory discovered in 2001 by archeologist Jovica Stankovski in the northeastern Republic of Macedonia, approximately 30 km from t...
Kokino is an important archaeological site and a megalithic observatory discovered in 2001 by archeologist Jovica Stankovski in the northeastern Republic of Macedonia, approximately 30 km from t...
Leper Stone
The Leper Stone or Newport Stone is a large sarsen stone near the village of Newport, Essex.
The Leper Stone or Newport Stone is a large sarsen stone near the village of Newport, Essex.
Lunar standstill
At a major lunar standstill, which takes place every 18.6 years, the range of the declination of the Moon reaches a maximum.
At a major lunar standstill, which takes place every 18.6 years, the range of the declination of the Moon reaches a maximum.
Maeshowe
Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.
Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.
Mỹ Sơn
Mỹ Sơn is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples constructed between the 4th and the 14th century AD by the kings of Champa.
Mỹ Sơn is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples constructed between the 4th and the 14th century AD by the kings of Champa.
Nabta Playa
Nabta Playa was once a large basin in the Nubian Desert, located approximately 800 kilometers south of modern day Cairo or about 100 kilometers west of Abu Simbel in southern Egypt, 22° 32' nort...
Nabta Playa was once a large basin in the Nubian Desert, located approximately 800 kilometers south of modern day Cairo or about 100 kilometers west of Abu Simbel in southern Egypt, 22° 32' nort...
Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.
The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.
Nebra sky disk
The Nebra sky disk is a bronze disk of around 30 cm diameter, with a blue-green patina and inlaid with gold symbols.
The Nebra sky disk is a bronze disk of around 30 cm diameter, with a blue-green patina and inlaid with gold symbols.
Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric monument located in County Meath, on the eastern side of Ireland, about one kilometre north of the River Boyne.
Newgrange is a prehistoric monument located in County Meath, on the eastern side of Ireland, about one kilometre north of the River Boyne.
Out of the Ordinary Festival
Out of the Ordinary Festival is a family and eco friendly festival near Hailsham- Grid reference TQ 569 088) in the Sussex countryside.
Out of the Ordinary Festival is a family and eco friendly festival near Hailsham- Grid reference TQ 569 088) in the Sussex countryside.
Phnom Bakheng
Phnom Bakheng (ប្រាសាទភ្នំបាខែង) at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple in the form of a temple mountain.
Phnom Bakheng (ប្រាសាទភ្នំបាខែង) at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple in the form of a temple mountain.
Portingbury Hills
Portingbury Hills or Portingbury Rings is a hill in Hatfield Forest, Little Hallingbury, Hatfield Broad Oak suggested to date to the Iron Age or Bronze Age.
Portingbury Hills or Portingbury Rings is a hill in Hatfield Forest, Little Hallingbury, Hatfield Broad Oak suggested to date to the Iron Age or Bronze Age.
Prehistoric Orkney
Prehistoric Orkney refers to a period in the human occupation of the Orkney archipelago of Scotland that was the latter part of these islands' prehistory.
Prehistoric Orkney refers to a period in the human occupation of the Orkney archipelago of Scotland that was the latter part of these islands' prehistory.
Pretelescopic astronomy
Pretelescopic astronomy is the science of observing celestial objects with the naked eye.
Pretelescopic astronomy is the science of observing celestial objects with the naked eye.
Proto-Ionians
The Proto-Ionians are the hypothetical earliest speakers of the Ionic dialects of Ancient Greek, chiefly in the works of Jean Faucounau.
The Proto-Ionians are the hypothetical earliest speakers of the Ionic dialects of Ancient Greek, chiefly in the works of Jean Faucounau.
Serbian folk astronomy
This article describes Serbian folk astronomy.
This article describes Serbian folk astronomy.
Stone ship
The Stone ship or ship setting was an early Germanic burial custom, characteristically Scandinavian but also found in Germany and the Baltic states.
The Stone ship or ship setting was an early Germanic burial custom, characteristically Scandinavian but also found in Germany and the Baltic states.
Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan – also written Teotihuacán, with a Spanish orthographic accent on the last syllable – is an enormous archaeological site in the Basin of Mexico, just northea...
Teotihuacan – also written Teotihuacán, with a Spanish orthographic accent on the last syllable – is an enormous archaeological site in the Basin of Mexico, just northea...
Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku, is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America.
Tiwanaku, is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America.
Trundholm sun chariot
The Trundholm sun chariot, is a late Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark, that is normally interpreted as a depiction of the sun being pulled by a mare.
The Trundholm sun chariot, is a late Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark, that is normally interpreted as a depiction of the sun being pulled by a mare.
Uriel's Machine
Uriel's Machine:The Ancient Origins of Science is a book published in 2000 by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas.
Uriel's Machine:The Ancient Origins of Science is a book published in 2000 by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas.
Wandlebury Enigma
The Wandlebury Enigma refers to a number of suggested hypotheses about the purpose, function and decoration of Wandlebury Hill.
The Wandlebury Enigma refers to a number of suggested hypotheses about the purpose, function and decoration of Wandlebury Hill.
Yantra Mantra
The Yantra Mantra (commonly known as the Jantar Mantar) is an equinoctial dial, consisting a gigantic triangular gnomon with the hypotenuse parallel to the Earth's axis.
The Yantra Mantra (commonly known as the Jantar Mantar) is an equinoctial dial, consisting a gigantic triangular gnomon with the hypotenuse parallel to the Earth's axis.