Stairways to the Stars: Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures

The acclaimed study of the birth of astronomy in three ancient societies

One of the founding fathers of the study of ancient astronomy, Anthony Aveni offers startling new insights and conclusions about the hieroglyphic writing known as the Mayan Code, how the Incan capital city of Cuzco was built as a vast observatory, and why Stonehenge was erected in ancient England.

Author: Anthony Aveni
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 02/22/1999
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.18w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780471329763

About the Author
ANTHONY AVENI is the Russell B. Colgate Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology at Colgate University. He is the author of Empires of Time, Conversing with the Planets, and Behind the Crystal Ball.

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