Visualising Skyscapes : Material Forms of Cultural Engagement with the Heavens (Paperback)

Foreword: Facing the SkyProfessor Gabriel CooneyIntroductionDaniel Brown and Liz HentyPart I. Skyscapes: Theory and Methodology1. Skyscape Archaeology: the place of the sky in the academyLiz Henty2. Visualising Skyscapes: GIS-based 3D modelling and astronomical simulationGeorg Zotti3. On measurement, uncertainty and maximum likelihood in skyscape archaeology Fabio Silva4. The Dark Sky Character of Archaeological Landscapes: Cultural Meaning and Conservation Strategies Frank Prendergast5. The phenomenology of star phases and their role in considering skyscapesBernadette Brady6. Toads turning time: verifying visualisations of the Sanctuary (Avebury, Wiltshire) by inter-disciplinary method.Lionel SimsPart II. Skyscapes: Case Studies7. Linsmeau Early Bronze Age structure showing a possible astronomical intentFrederic Heller, Frederic Broes and Georg Zotti8. Time pursued by a Bear: Ursa Major and stellar time-telling in the Paduan SaloneDarrelyn Gunzburg9. Visualisation of the sky in traditional cultures of Eurasia and its ancient representationsEmilia Pasztor10. The Square Kilometre Array Art ExhibitionJarita Holbrook11. A Brief Account of Three Millennia of Chinese Preoccupation with the SkyscapeDavid W. Pankenier12. The Science of Seeing Skyscapes ? A photographic documentary of watchingDeborah Harty, Daniel Brown, Amanda Reyes Asturias, Kieran Simcox, Phillip JohnsonAfterwordAndrew Newsam