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The Moon In Folklore

breakingthrunow wrote in anthropologist Sep 28, 2007 20:19

THE MOON IN FOLKLORE -
Importance of the Full Moon in CulturesThe moon has played a predominant role in many societies throughout history. Some of the oldest references come from ancient Sumer. Here, the moon god Nanna or Nammar ruled as the supreme deity of measurement and calendar calculations. The artificial mountain known as the Ziggurat was ( Read more... )

cultural anthropology, egypt, articles, china, india, rome, agriculture, islam, astronomy, muslims, ancient greece, hebrews, ireland

Ancient Moon 'computer' revisited

malkin767 wrote in anthropologist Nov 30, 2006 13:50

By Jonathan Fildes ( Read more... )

astronomy, archaeology, greece, technology

The Amazon's 'Stonehenge'

le_jaders wrote in anthropologist May 19, 2006 18:34

'Amazon Stonehenge' found in Brazil
Sunday, 14 May 2006Archaeologists have discovered a pre-colonial astrological observatory possibly 2,000 years old in the Amazon basin near French Guiana, a report has said ( Read more... )

temples, astronomy, brazil, archaeology, calcoene, stonehenge

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apt_rhiannon wrote in anthropologist Nov 04, 2005 11:32

I thought this might be of interest to some...

'Body of Copernicus' identified

( article and picture )

astronomy, history, europe, burials

China finds ancient observatory

sugarimp wrote in anthropologist Nov 02, 2005 19:45

Archaeologists in northern China have reportedly found one of the world's oldest observatories.The remains, discovered near the city of Linfen in Shanxi province, are thought to be about 4,100 years old ( Read more... )

astronomy, china, archaeology

Secret of Delphi Found in Ancient Text

malkin767 wrote in anthropologist Sep 16, 2005 12:47

Researchers at the University of Leicester have unravelled a 2,700 year old mystery concerning The Oracle of Delphi - by consulting an ancient farmer’s manual ( Read more... )

astronomy, archaeology