CAASW 2009

Archaeoastronomy: The Journal of Astronomy in Culture

Volume XXIII, 2010

Cover of Archaeoastronomy: The Journal of Astronomy in Culture, Volume XXIII

Cultural Astronomy of the Ancient and Historic Southwest:

Selected Papers from the 2009 Conference on Archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest

Guest Editors
Todd W. Bostwick, Bryan C. Bates, and Kenneth J. Zoll

University of Texas Press, Austin.

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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction to Archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest

    Todd W. Bostwick, Bryan C. Bates, and Kenneth J. Zoll

  2. Traditional Astronomical Concepts: Linking Space, Time, and Culture

    Stephen C. McCluskey

  3. Sonsela Buttes: Where Stars Fell Down to Earth

    Von Del Chamberlain, Hugh Rogers, and Harry Walters

  4. Classic Object Lessons in Southwestern Archaeoastronomy

    Victor B. Fisher

  5. Star Trek: Recovery and Review of the First Alleged Supernova Rock Art

    E. C. Krupp, Evelyn Billo, and Robert Mark

  6. Reading, Writing, and Recording the Architecture: How Astronomical Cycles May Be Reflected in the Architectural Construction at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

    Gregory E. Munson, Larry V. Nordby, and Bryan C. Bates

  7. Cultural Identity, Continuity, and Astronomy in Chaco Canyon

    J. McKim Malville and Andrew M. Munro

  8. Using Photography to Test Hypotheses in Southwestern Archaeoastronomy

    John L. Ninnemann and J. McKim Malville

  9. Calendrical Stations in Chaco Canyon

    Andrew M. Munro and J. McKim Malville

  10. Major Lunar Standstill Moonrise Shadow Casting at Casa Rinconada

    Ron Sutcliffe

  11. Modeling and Analysis of the Chaco Canyon Sun Dagger Site

    Benjamin P. Luce

  12. Petroglyph Record of a Solar Eclipse?

    Paul Rodriguez

  13. Archaeoastronomical Survey of Adobe Canyon

    E. Ann Owen, Robert A. Dragon, and Steve Riley

  14. Prehistoric Astronomy of Central Arizona

    Kenneth J. Zoll

  15. Exploring the Frontiers of Hohokam Astronomy: Tracking Seasons and Orienting Ritual Space in the Sonoran Desert

    Todd W. Bostwick