Author: United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nautical almanacs
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac
Author: United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nautical almanacs
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Total Eclipse of the Sun, August 31, 1932
Author: United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Solar eclipses
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Geophysical Abstracts
Author: Geophysical Abstracts
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geophysics
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Total Eclipse of the Sun
Author: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Author: Astronomical Society of the PacificPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Message of the President of the United States Transmitting the Budget
Author: United States. Bureau of the BudgetPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
Book Description
Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service
Author: Solar Eclipses and the Ionosphere
Author: International Council of Scientific Unions. Mixed Commission on IonospherePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Archaeology of the Night
Author: Nancy GonlinPublisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1607326787
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
How did ancient peoples experience, view, and portray the night? What was it like to live in the past when total nocturnal darkness was the norm? Archaeology of the Night explores the archaeology, anthropology, mythology, iconography, and epigraphy of nocturnal practices and questions the dominant models of daily ancient life. A diverse team of experienced scholars uses a variety of methods and resources to reconstruct how ancient peoples navigated the night and what their associated daily—and nightly—practices were. This collection challenges modern ideas and misconceptions regarding the night and what darkness and night symbolized in the ancient world, and it highlights the inherent research bias in favor of “daytime” archaeology. Numerous case studies from around the world (including Oman, Mesoamerica, Scandinavia, Rome, Great Zimbabwe, Indus Valley, Peru, and Cahokia) illuminate subversive, social, ritual, domestic, and work activities, such as witchcraft, ceremonies, feasting, sleeping, nocturnal agriculture, and much more. Were there artifacts particularly associated with the night? Authors investigate individuals and groups (both real and mythological) who share a special connection to nighttime life. Reconsidering the archaeological record, Archaeology of the Night views sites, artifacts, features, and cultures from a unique perspective. This book is relevant to anthropologists and archaeologists and also to scholars of human geography, history, astronomy, sensory studies, human biology, folklore, and mythology. Contributors: Susan Alt, Anthony F. Aveni, Jane Eva Baxter, Shadreck Chirikure, Minette Church, Jeremy D. Coltman, Margaret Conkey, Tom Dillehay, Christine C. Dixon, Zenobie Garrett, Nancy Gonlin, Kathryn Kamp, Erin Halstad McGuire, Abigail Joy Moffett, Jerry D. Moore, Smiti Nathan, April Nowell, Scott C. Smith, Glenn R. Storey, Meghan Strong, Cynthia Van Gilder, Alexei Vranich, John C. Whittaker, Rita Wright