Indigenous Astronomy
"We cannot do anything but express our profound admiration for the achievements of the men of early times. Without them, we would have no foundation upon which to build our knowledge.
I hope that it will be apparent that looking back into the records of the past can generate just as much excitement as looking at today's satellite pictures of the Solar system or listening to the echoes of the Big Bang".
Patrick Moore
In this section we give links to various aspects of Archeo-astronomy, which relates to the astronomical aspects of time keeping, navigation, celestial lore, mythologies and world-views of ancient cultures.
INDIGENOUS ASTRONOMY LINKS
General |
Polynesia |
Australian Aboriginals Australian Aboriginal Astronomy Aboriginal Skies (Facebook) |
Africa |
Europe |
MĀORI ASTRONOMY LINKS
Māori astronomy |
Matariki (Māori New Year) Matariki (NZ National Library) Greek mythology of the Pleiades |
Heliacal Rising Heliacal Rising (Wikipedia) |
Māori Lunar Calendar |