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    Aliens Like Us?

    Anthony Aveni

    In this authoritative, accessible, and at times funny and irreverent work, distinguished anthropologist Anthony Aveni speaks to the trained astrophysicist and the curious layperson alike about a simple but previously…

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    Skywatchers: A Revised and Updated Version of Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico

    Anthony Aveni

    An introduction to archaeoastronomy, focusing on Mesoamerica.

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    Empires of Time: Calendars, Clocks, and Cultures

    Anthony Aveni

    Aveni … explores the interplay of culture and time in this edifying and readable cross-cultural study of timekeeping through the ages. –The Sciences

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    Class Not Dismissed: Reflections on Undergraduate Education and Teaching the Liberal Arts

    Anthony Aveni

    In Class Not Dismissed, award-winning professor Anthony Aveni tells the personal story of his six decades in college classrooms and some of the 10,000 students who have filled them. Through…

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    In the Shadow of the Moon: The Science, Magic, and Mystery of Solar Eclipses

    Anthony Aveni

    In anticipation of solar eclipses visible in 2017 and 2024, an exploration of the scientific and cultural significance of this mesmerizing cosmic display

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    Star Stories: Constellations and People

    Anthony Aveni

    Follow an epic animal race, a quest for a disembodied hand, and an emu egg hunt in constellation stories from diverse cultures

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    Creation Stories: Landscapes and the Human Imagination

    Anthony Aveni

    An accessible exploration of how diverse cultures have explained humanity’s origins through narratives about the natural environment

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    Behind the Crystal Ball: Magic, Science and the Occult from Antiquity Through the New Age

    Anthony F. Aveni

    In this fascinating exploration of occult practice, Anthony Aveni takes the reader on a whirlwind tour through time and space to unveil the many ways people have used magic over…

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    Between the Lines: The Mystery of the Giant Ground Drawings of Ancient Nasca, Peru

    Anthony F. Aveni

    A noted scholar of archaeoastronomy examines the the Nasca Lines, giant drawings of animal, human, and geometric figures that cover 400 square miles of barren pampa in southern Peru.

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    Stairways to the Stars: Skywatching the Three Great Ancient Cultures

    Anthony F. Aveni

    This text unravels the story of new revelations about three of the most popular and mysterious puzzles in ancient astronomy: the meaning of Stonehenge; what the Maya Code was about…

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    Archaeoastronomy in the New World: American Primitive Astronomy

    This volume summarises the proceedings of a conference which took place at the University of Oxford in September 1981.

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    The Measure and Meaning of Time in Mesoamerica and the Andes

    Anthony F. Aveni gathers specialists from diverse fields to discuss temporal concepts gleaned from the people of Mesoamerica and the Andes. Essays address how they reckon and register time and…

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    New Directions in American Archaeoastronomy: Pt.46

    A selection of nine papers from the 46th International Congress of Americanists. Papers are by: A F Aveni & H Hartung, C C Coggins & R D Drucker, S Milbrath…

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    Aztec Myths & Tales

    This gorgeous collection explores the history, gods, calendars and tales of the Aztec people in particular, and includes the Incas, Mayans and other Mesoamerican cultures. Aztec myths explained life and…

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    Calendars in Mesoamerica and Peru: Native American computations of time

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    The Book of the Year: A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays

    Anthony F. Aveni (Russell B. Colgate Professor of Astronomy, Russell B. Colgate Professor of Astronomy, Colgate University)

    What is the connection between May Day and the Statue of Liberty? Between ancient solstice fires and Fourth of July fireworks? Between St. Valentine, the Groundhog, and the Virgin Mary…

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    The Tropics: Views from the Middle of the Globe

    Markus Schindlbec,Breyten Brey,Anthony F. Aveni

    Edited by Alfons Hug, Peter Junge, Viola Konig.

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    Astronomy of the Ancients

    The eight articles and dozens of photographs and drawings in this book introduce the reader to the ancient astronomers.

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