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Cultural Astronomy for Inspiration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

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Steven R. Gullberg*
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Director for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture, College of Professional and Continuing Studies, University of Oklahoma, USA. email: srgullberg@ou.edu
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Abstract

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Cultural astronomy is the study of the astronomy of ancient cultures and is sometimes called the anthropology of astronomy. The many ways that astronomy was used by ancient cultures are fascinating and this can be used to inspire interest in all astronomy, as well as astronomy in culture. Archaeoastronomy is interdisciplinary and among its practitioners are not only astronomers and astrophysicists, but also anthropologists, archaeologists, and Indigenous scholars. Much can be learned about ancient cultures though examination of how and why they used astronomy. This paper will highlight several examples that can capture public attention.

Keywords

archaeoastronomycultural astronomyInca astronomyMachu Picchu

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S367: Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy , December 2019 , pp. 265 - 268
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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