ANCIENT ASTRONOMERS (Exploring the Ancient World) [Hardcover]

AVENI A (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Smithsonian; 1st edition (June 17, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895990377
• ISBN-13: 978-0895990372
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,001,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Place To Start!, April 22, 2001

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Dicken Everson, Ph.D. (San Bernardino, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ANCIENT ASTRONOMERS (Exploring the Ancient World) (Hardcover)

Anthony Aveni is well known in scholastic circles for his many excellent and ground-breaking publications in the field of archaeoastronomy. This particular volume is geared toward interested laymen and uninitiated scholars who are not yet well grounded in the history of astronomy or ideas of cosmology from an anthropological perspective. The book is graced with numerous and apt illustrations, while the text reads easily with Aveni's smooth and informative style. Chapters were clearly organized thoughtfully, as information builds upon previous explanations and new concepts or ideas are charted out for the neophytes as needed. "Ancient Astronomy" provides an ideal introduction to archaeoastronomy, ethnoastronomy, and cosmology for students in anthropology and the history of astronomy. Veteran researchers familiar with Aveni's other publications will not find anything particularly new here, but his presentation in this work nevertheless provides a concise and attractive synthesis of ideas he has published elsewhere. Highy recommended!