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Authors:Cecilia Paula Gómez Abstract: This article explores cultural astronomy from an ethnographic perspective, focusing of the Toba of the middle Pilcomoyo in western Formosa, Argentina. We examine Toba temporal cycles, in particular interpretations of the sky involving Orion’s Belt, the Pleiades, Venus, the Moon and the Sun as well as stars in general, but also noting how time is marked by various environmental factors such as changes in the climate and animal sounds. It is shown that different celestial phenomena are seen as masculine or feminine, and we suggest that this in turn means that some indicate cycles of perishing and renewal, while others are eternal. Keywords:Research Articles
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Astronomical Representations and Shamanism in the Rock Art of the Semi-Arid North of Chile
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Authors:Ricardo Moyano, Rodolfo Angeloni, Amelia Ramírez, Leidy Arango , Juan Pablo Uchima, Jacqueline Brosky Abstract: This paper describes rock art sites in Cerro La Silla and Cerro Pachón, two hills in the semi-arid north of Chile thought to be associated with the El Molle cultural complex of 300 BC–800 AD. The geographic and climatic conditions in this area make it propitious for observing the sky, and the rock art is adjacent to modern observatories. Analysis of the local geography, motifs, themes and orientations of these symbolically charged locations demonstrates links between the sites and cultural expression relating to observation of nature and the sky in the context of a shamanic cult of the mountains. Keywords:Research Articles
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Cosmological Relations in the Muisca Myth of Bachue
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Authors:H. Natalia Sánchez, Diego Martínez Celis, Mauricio Vinasco Téllez Abstract: This research paper outlines possible cosmological relations in the Muisca myth of Bachue, a traditional narrative involving the sacred lake of Iguaque, located in the Colombian Andes. The research applied an interdisciplinary approach, considering archaeological, historical, ethnographic, astronomical, social and climatic perspectives. Material culture and historical sources related to the myth highlight the figure of a large animal with a curved back, thought to be associated with mountain lakes, and it is here suggested that Muiscas may have seen in the night sky a huge and humped animal whose back was the Milky Way’s bulge. This paper proposes that between 700 AD to 1000 AD, the period during which the Bachue myth is thought to have originated, the archaeological site of El Infiernito had celestial and landscape alignments involving the Sun, the Milky Way and the Pleiades. Muisca serpent-adorned cups can be interpreted as a representation of a cosmogonic/cosmological model, with concepts such as origin, opposition, duality, water and death, all present in the myth, materialised in these unique ceramic pieces. Keywords:Research Articles
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Editorial
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Authors:Emília Pásztor Pages: 132 - 150 Abstract: Ever since its discovery in 1999, the Nebra Sky Disc has been one of the best-known and most debated European Bronze Age archaeological artefacts. In 2021–2022 it was particularly in the public spotlight due to two jointly organised international exhibitions, one at the State Museum of Prehistory Halle (Saale), Germany and then one at the British Museum in London. In view of the renewed public interest in the disc that these exhibitions have awakened, this article reviews research relating to the artefact and its interpretation, with particular consideration of supposed links with Bronze Age sky lore promoted by the exhibitions and their accompanying literature. Keywords:Research Articles
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Rock Art and Skyscapes
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Authors:Engin Beksaç Pages: 237 - 243 Keywords:Forum
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Are They Stars'
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Authors:Alejandro M. López Pages: 263 - 270 Abstract: Duane Hamacher, with Elders and Knowledge Holders, The First Astronomers: How Indigenous Elders Read the Stars Sydney, Australia: Allen & Unwin 2022, Paperback, 304pp. ISBN: 9781760877200. £18.99.
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Authors:Brian Hayden Pages: 271 - 275 Abstract: Fabio Silva and Liz Henty (eds), Solarizing the Moon: Essays in Honour of Lionel Sims Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2022. Paperback 258 pages, illustrated, ISBN: 9781803271125. £45. Keywords:Book Reviews
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Duncan Garrow and Neil Wilkin, 'The World of Stonehenge'
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Authors:Amanda Chadburn Pages: 276 - 280 Abstract: Duncan Garrow and Neil Wilkin, The World of Stonehenge London: British Museum Press, 2022. Hardback, 271 pp. ISBN 978-07141-2349-3-HB. £40. Keywords:Book Reviews
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The Major Lunar Standstill Season is Here!
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