Anthony Aveni 189780

Stairways to the Stars

Wiley, 1997. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 240. Stairways to the Stars For many ancient societies, the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets constituted an elaborate language, expressing the intentions of the spiritual forces they believed ruled the world. With little or no technology, these ancient cultures made remarkably detailed astronomical observations and developed intricate belief systems around them. Join critically acclaimed author Anthony Aveni, one of the founding fathers of the study of ancient astronomy, as he explores its purpose and uncovers surprising new revelations about three of the most popular and mysterious clues to its interpretation. What was the meaning of Stonehenge? What was the Mayan Code? Why was the elaborate Incan city of Cuzco built? A timeless, towering enigma, Stonehenge has mesmerized people for centuries. As Aveni takes us on a tour around the legendary structure, he describes how it was constructed in multiple stages over thousands of years, and critiques the many theories posited to explain its form and function. Through his eyes, Stonehenge comes alive as a meeting place, an observatory, a calendar, and a sacred temple. In the rain forests of Central America, the great Mayan civilization advanced the study of ancient astronomy through a sophisticated system of mathematics designed to calculate celestial movements. Here, the revered king Netzahualpilli would ascend to the roof of his palace to converse with the stars on matters of state. The Mayan codices speak of Kukulcan, the feathered-serpent deity who represented Venus, and whose presence permeated Mayan society, and influenced methods of agriculture, warfare, and rituals of human sacrifice. So powerful was the influence of Venus among the Mayans that the architecture and designs of buildings and monuments were skewed to focus attention on its wanderings. The prominent role of astronomy in ancient cultures reached its zenith, perhaps, with the mighty Inca Empire in western South America. The Incas incorporated their knowledge of the sky into the very plan of their capital city of Cuzco. Aveni details the astounding ceque system of city planning that was based on astronomical observations and unified Inca ideas about celestial events, religion, social organization, time-keeping, and agriculture. Taking readers on a stimulating journey through time and space, Stairways to the Stars is science writing at its very best, deftly linking past and present, while deepening our understanding of our ancestors and how they lived, as Well as our sense of our own humanity. ISBN: 9780471159421. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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AVENI, Anthony F. ed.

Archaeoastronomy in Pre-Columbian America.

University of Texas Press, 1975. Hardcover. Small 4to. Ex-library, o/wise good (no markings to text) in dj. 436pp. ISBN 0292703104.

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Aveni, Anthony F.

Astronomía en la América antigua.

Texas, 1980. 325 pp. Ills. Softcover.

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Book number: 162369

Keywords: Natural History Astronomy Natuurwetenschappen Astronomie

Anthony Aveni

Bringing The Sky Down to Earth : how the people planning great monuments & cities, many millennia & thousands of miles apart, so often sought the same inspiration, alignments with the heavens. An original article from the History Today Magazine, 2008.

History Today, London, 2008. First Edition, Disbound. Very Good Condition. 8 pages, illustrated. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: A4 Size. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 3. Category: History Today; Inventory No: 504291.

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Keywords: BZDB395 History Today; Unbranded Anthony Aveni Bringing The Sky Down to Earth : how the people planning great monuments & cities, many millennia & thousands of miles apart, so often sought the same inspiration, alignments with the heavens. An original art

Aveni, Anthony

Circling the Square. How the Conquest Altered the Shape of Time in Mesoamerica

Philadelphia, American Philosophical Society, 2012. Wraps. Glossy illustrated wraps. 116 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout, with a small section of color plates. A study of the representation of time in preconquest Mesoamerica, dispelling misconceptions that Mesoamerican cultures represented time in circular form, instead giving it square representation. Aveni looks at how Spanish influence changed the indigenous representational concept of time, and what effects that had on indigenous cultures. NEAR FINE condition. A hint of edgewear. Near Fine .

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Aveni, Anthony

Conversing with the Planets: How Science and Myth Invented the Cosmos

New York, Times Books, Random House, 1992. Second printing. Hardcover. (New York, 1992). 6.25" x 9.5"), ivory cloth and boards in pictorial jacket. 255pp. with index, notes and references. Illustrated in black and white. Very good/very good.

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Book number: 17798

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Keywords: Science; Natural History; Planets; Cosmos; Mythology; Astronomy

Aveni, Anthony F.

Dialog mit den Sternen

Klett-Cotta, 1995. - gutes Exemplar - Einband: Leineneinband. 588

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AVENI, ANTHONY F. & GARY URTON - EDITORS

Ehtnoastronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the American Tropics - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 385

New York Academy of Sciences, 1982. 1982. Soft cover . Trade pb, appx 6x9 inches, ix + 363 pages, VG or better. Book has slight curl at upper corner. University department's date received stamp to first page (the half-title). Professor's signature on inside front cover. Book otherewise just about perfect inside and out. Topics include: Mayas, Machu Picchu, Sacred Mountains, Hawaii, Medieval Islam, Colombia, Barsana Cosmology, Double-Headed Dragon, Quipus, etc. Numerous photos, drawings, maps, charts, etc. Very Good.

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Keywords: Archaeology Astronomy Latin South America Mesoamerica Religious Architecture Natural History

Aveni, Anthony F.

Empires of Time. Calendars, Clocks, and Cultures, Revised Edition

UNIV PR OF COLORADO. Paperback. Pp: 368. ISBN: 9780870816727. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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AVENI, ANTHONY F.

Empires of time. Calendars, Clocks, and Cultures.

New York, Basic Books. 1989. 371 p. Cloth with dustjacket 9780465019502

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Aveni, Anthony

Empires of Time: Calendars, Clocks, and Cultures

Paperback; 1995; Kodansha International; 371pp.; 19956 edition with brown cover. -- Conditie: Goed; Kodansha globe series; Engels; ISBN10: 1568360738, ISBN13: 9781568360737

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Anthony Aveni

Empires of Time: Calendars, Clocks, and Cultures

Boulder, University Press of Colorado, 2002. Revised Edition. Paperback. 332p. A softcover book in fine condition. From the series MESOAMERICAN WORLDS: From the Olmecs to the Danzantes. As New .

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Aveni, Anthony

Empires of Time - calendars, clocks and cultures - revised edition

Boulder, Uni Press Colorado - as new - NIEUWSTAAT, 2002 2e druk.

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Aveni, Anthony F. (editor)

The Measure and Meaning of Time in Mesoamerica and the Andes

Washington, DC, Dunbarton Oaks, 2015. Cloth. Folio. Mustard color cloth in unclipped jacket. Small folio. 315 pp. Illustrations throughout. A collection of essays by specialists in anthropology, archaeology, calendrics and astronomy, exploring the concept and measurement of time in Mesoamerica and the Andes. The compare the western linear concept of time with the cyclical concept of time in the Americas, looking at the origins and timing of rituals, etc. by the Inca, Maya and Aztecs. VERY GOOD+ condition. Light rubbing and edgewear to the covers. Owner's name on the title page and initial on the last endpaper. Very Good/Very Good.

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Aveni, Anthony F.

NASCA. EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD?

280 pp.; 13 colour illus., 115 in b/w., maps, index, biblio.. London, 2000. Cloth.

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