Calendars, Symbols and Orientations Legacies of Astronomy in Culture

This collection of twenty-four papers examines the numerous ways in which the stars influenced our ancestors' view of the world. The papers are divided into five categories: Archaeoastronomical theory; Calendars in artefacts, folklore, and literature; History and iconography of the constellations; Astronomy in art, mythology, and literature; and Orientations and their interpretations. From Stonehenge and Ramesside star clocks to the use of ropes in astronomy, and even an Orion-based pregnancy calendar, this volume covers a vast array of periods and places. The papers were presented at the ninth annual conference of the Societe Europeenne pour l'Astronomie dans la Culture (SEAC) in Stockholm, 2001.Blomberg, Mary is the author of 'Calendars, Symbols and Orientations Legacies of Astronomy in Culture', published 2003 under ISBN 9789150616743 and ISBN 9150616749.