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About the Course

Archaeoastronomy is the “science of stars and stones”. It is an interdisciplinary science in between architecture, archaeology, and astronomy. It studies the relationships between the ancient monuments and the sky, in order to gain a better understanding of the ideas of the architects of the past and of their religious and symbolic world. The course provides the first complete, easy introduction to this fascinating discipline. During the course, many spectacular ancient sites of archaeology – such as Stonehenge in England, Giza and Karnak in Egypt, Chichen Itzá in the Yucatan, Macchu Picchu in Peru and the Pantheon in Rome – will be visited and the fascinating events occurring there in special days of the year (such as solstices, equinoxes, or the day of the foundation of Rome) will be shown and explained. The course also provides the necessary background on Astronomy with the naked eye and a general introduction to the role of Astronomy in religion and in the management of power among ancient cultures....

Top reviews

KF

Aug 1, 2020

The subject matter was exactly what I hoped it to be: a new approach to interpreting ancient structures. Week 7 was more intense than I expected but informative nonetheless.

SB

Oct 5, 2018

It is a wonderful course. Easy with short videos. You get to know about why the archaeology was created and what stellar or solar phenomenon can we perceive through those.

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By Savitha

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Jun 12, 2018

A wonderful course!!

By Ludwika W

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Apr 3, 2022

Good starting point

By Hilal A

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Dec 28, 2020

Thank you Coursera!

By Carmela V

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Oct 27, 2020

Really interesting!

By Nawang s

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Sep 5, 2020

i loved this course

By DIKSHA K

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Dec 1, 2020

It's good session.

By 19/UPHA/005

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Oct 6, 2020

it was interesting

By Summer P

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Apr 20, 2020

Great, thank you!

By Marcela R V

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Mar 12, 2019

Excellent course.

By Louise M E d S

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Mar 17, 2023

Very didactic,

By Deleted A

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Jul 1, 2020

MUY INTERESANTE

By mansi g

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Jul 2, 2018

it is very easy

By Majd A A K

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Feb 7, 2023

Amazing course

By Seyath G H L B P

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Mar 2, 2021

A great course

By CRUZ C J E E

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Nov 18, 2020

excelent corse

By Giovanni N

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Jun 16, 2018

Extraordinario

By vinay y

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Oct 9, 2021

FASCINATING!

By Yash P

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Oct 20, 2020

Great Course

By Karthika K D

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May 23, 2020

A Must Take!

By GANESH V P

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Aug 20, 2018

Good course.

By paul d

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Apr 24, 2017

Great class!

By SONIA T S

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Jul 12, 2020

Excelente!!

By Juan M S B

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Mar 8, 2024

Excellent!

By JoAnne F (

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Aug 10, 2019

Fasinating

By Paccelli Z

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Apr 23, 2018

Excellent!