Archaeoastronomy Alternative Archaeology

Archaeoastronomy is the study of how peoples in the past have understood the phenomena in the sky, how they used what they saw and what role the sky played in their cultures. This category is for non-mainstream views on these subjects.

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• Archaeoastronomy in Eastern Liguria - Megalithism and shamanism on Caprione's promontory: recent studies. Lerici, Italy.
  
• Erection of the Holy Cross - The geometry of the astrophysical transition occurring now in Earth's 26,000 year precessional cycle; catalyzing a paradigm shift in human consciousness.
  
• Ring of Brodgar, Stone Circle, Orkney - A beautifully detailed, photographic study of the Ring of Brodgar in Scotland, along with commentary by the photographer, archaeologically significant as one of the largest complete rings of standing stones in Britain.
  
• Philip C. Steffey, Ph.D. Astronomy - Astronomy: scientific, archaic, educational, and popular.
  
• Oh My God, They Killed SOHO - On Wednesday, June 24, 1998, at 7:16 p.m., EDT, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a joint NASA/ESA spacecraft, mysteriously went "off-line".
  
• Review-Essay of Mayan Prophecies - By John Major Jenkins, author of Maya Cosmogenesis 2012. A number of flaws in their book are highlighted.
  
• Archaeology, Astronautics and SETI Research Association - Official: includes information on astroarchaeology and extraterrestrials on earth; membership and contact information.
  
• Archaeoastronomy.com - Overview of archaeoastronomy. Includes maps, almanacs and video archive.
  
• Planet X and the Sumarians - An alternative theory website containing information of many aspects of ancient astronaut research. The site is mainly important for the substantial amount of information on ancient Sumaria.
  
• The Runic Sky - Shows how the Norse runes can be applied to star patterns in the Northern Sky and how it relates to the runes' meaning.
  
• Archaeoastronomy Pages - Links to all ancient astronomy related articles by James Q. Jacobs. Covers many cultures. Includes a bibliography and photos.
  
• The Mayan Prophecies - Overview of book by Adrian Gilbert and Maurice Cotterell, linkin sunspot cycles, Mayan myth, astrological tables, ancient Egypt and Atlantis.
  
• Sacred Sites - Links to sites relevant to astroarchaeology, ethnoastronomy, sacred geometry, geomancy, Ley lines, Feng Shui, and earth mysteries.
  
• Angkor Wat's Astronomical Basis - A comprehensive investigation into the astonomical alignments at Angkor Wat. Exploration of the religious and social impact of astronomy on the native population.
  
• The Genesis Site - Mathematical proof that the Nebular Hypothesis is wrong.
  
• Archaeogeodesy, a Key to Prehistory - Archaeogeodesy encompasses prehistoric and ancient place determination, point positioning, navigation, astronomy, and measure and representation of the earth and geodynamic phenomena.
  
• Heliocentric System and Precession of the Tholos of Epidavros - The circular shape of the Monument represents two astronomical theories concerning the Sun: the Geocentric theory of the Sun's apparent course and the Heliocentric theory. In depth discussion of both aspects of this Greek monument.
  
• Ahriman Gate Offers Fresh Twist on Dropa Puzzle - The Dropa puzzle concerns an ancient circular stone with a spiraling line of closely-written characters. This article explores the mystery surrounding it.
  
• 2012: Appointment With Marduk - Summary of Burak Eldem's book combining the "10th Planet's return" and the "Maya End Date 2012".
  
• Archaeoastronomy, Astrology and Ancient Egypt - Examines various unique aspects of Egyptian archaeoastronomy including the alignment of Khufu's southern shafts with ecliptic and lunar orbital places, the dating the GP to 4420BC, the astroarchaeological associations of the Narmer Palette and the King Li
  
• Adventures in Astro-Archaeology:Dance of the Gods - A research site for astronomical sources of world mythology and religions.
  
• Astrocrud - Highlights of abuses of astronomy in archaeoastronomy.
  
• Symbolic Messengers - Addresses the widespread use of astronomical symbols on medieval coins, with an introduction to the use of these symbols on ancient coins.
  
• The Nebra Sky Disc - An alternative interpretation of the Nebra Sky Disc.
  
• Prehistoric Northern Europe, from Stone to Iron - A part of the Rook family's project, integrating family history and genealogy into the broader context of culture, history, and place.
  
• Ancient Astronomers - Ancient astronomers studied the night sky, ancient artists painted magical animals on cave walls. Links to information on the subject.
  
  

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