Research Catalog

Title

Visualising skyscapes : material forms of cultural engagement with the heavens / edited by Liz Henty and Daniel Brown.

Publication

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Henty, Liz
• Brown, Daniel, 1977-
• Cooney, Gabriel

Description

xiv, 253 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"Above the land and its horizon lies the celestial sphere, that great dome of the sky which governs light and darkness, critical to life itself, yet its influence is often neglected in the archaeological narrative. Visualising Skyscapes captures a growing interest in the emerging field of skyscape archaeology. This powerful and innovative book returns the sky to its rightful place as a central consideration in archaeological thought and can be regarded as a handbook for further research. Bookended by a foreword by archaeologist Gabriel Cooney and an afterword by astronomer Andrew Newsam, its contents have a wide-reaching relevance for the fields of archaeology, anthropology, ethnography, archaeoastronomy, astronomy, heritage and cultural studies. The volume balances six chapters on theory and methodology which elaborate on the history and practice of the field with six other chapters focused on case studies from around the world. As such it captures the growing interest in the multidisciplinary study of skyscapes and will be of interest to academics, students and the general public, as well as having international appeal. It is topical, timely and relevant to current debates and will hopefully stimulate further interest in this exciting and relatively new area of investigation. The contributions showcase the work of distinguished academics in the field and the chapters are all enhanced by colour photographs and images"--

Series Statement

Routledge studies in archaeology

Uniform Title

Routledge studies in archaeology.

Subject

• Archaeoastronomy
• Landscape archaeology
• Astronomy > History
• Sky > Social aspects > History
• Astronomy

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Foreword: Facing the sky / Professor Gabriel Cooney -- Skyscape archaeology : the place of the sky in the academy / Liz Henty -- Visualising skyscapes : GIS-based 3D modelling and astronomical simulation / Georg Zotti -- On measurement, uncertainty and maximum likelihood in skyscape archaeology / Fabio Silva -- The dark sky character of archaeological landscapes : cultural meaning and conservation strategies / Frank Prendergast -- The phenomenology of star phases and their role in considering skyscapes / Bernadette Brady -- Toads turning time : verifying visualisations of the sanctuary (Avebury, Wiltshire) by inter-disciplinary method / Lionel Sims -- Linsmeau early Bronze Age structure showing a possible astronomical intent / Frédéric Heller, Frédéric Broes and Georg Zotti -- Time pursued by a bear : Ursa Major and stellar time-telling in the Paduan Salone / Darrelyn Gunzburg -- Visualisation of the sky in traditional cultures of Eurasia and its ancient representations / Emília Pásztor -- The square kilometre array art exhibition / Jarita Holbrook -- A brief account of three millennia of Chinese preoccupation with the skyscape / David W. Pankenier -- The science of seeing skyscapes, a photographic documentary of watching / Deborah Harty, Daniel Brown, Amanda Reyes Asturias, Kieran Simcox, Phillip Johnson.

Call Number

JFE 19-11595

ISBN

• 9781138303614
• 1138303615

LCCN

2019009234

OCLC

1096215372

Title

Visualising skyscapes : material forms of cultural engagement with the heavens / edited by Liz Henty and Daniel Brown.

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge studies in archaeology

Routledge studies in archaeology.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Henty, Liz, editor.

Brown, Daniel, 1977- editor.

Cooney, Gabriel, writer of foreword.

Other Form:

ebook version : 9781351398787

Research Call Number

JFE 19-11595