Alignments in Profusion and Confusion

The Growing Pains of Archaeoastronomy

Authors

  • Curt Roslund Department of Astronomy, Chalmers University of Technology
  • Jonathan Lindström Stockholm County Museum
  • Pia Andersson Department of Archaeology, Stockholm University

Abstract

Archaeoastronomy is an interdisciplinary research field investigating how people of past cultures have perceived and responded to celestial phenomena. It has been most widely known for its search for astronomically orientated alignments. The possibilities and limitations of this approach are discussed for some notable archaeological sites in order to assess its merits for adding new knowledge to our understanding of prehistoric cultures.

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Published

2000-01-01

Issue

Vol. 5 (1999)

Section

Articles