Mysteries and discoveries of archaeoastronomy : from Giza to Easter Island / Giulio Magli.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Copernicus, c2009.
Descrizione fisica:
XII, 444 p., [32] p. di tav. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction. Pt. 1. 1. Thirty thousand years of silence 2. Forests of stones, rings of giants 3. The island of the goddess 4. A civilization entitled to no place 5. When the method is lacking 6. Wheels, octagons and golf courses 7. Straight roads, circular buildings and a supernova 8. The land where the gods were born 9. The tree of the world 10. The four parts of the earth 11. The people of the lines. Pt. 2. 13. A picnic on the side of the road 14. Predicting the past 15. Power and replica. Pt. 3. 16. The age of the pyramids 17. Gateways to the stars 18. On the paths of ancinet stars 19. The sacred landscape in the age of the pyramids. Appendix 1. The sky with the naked eye. Appendix 2. Moving large stone blocks in ancient times. References. Index
