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Archaeoastronomy: the Journal of Astronomy in Culture
This was one of the main journals in the discipline between 1977 and 2015. For information on other journals see the side-panel. |
A brief history
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This journal began life in 1977 as the Archaeoastronomy Bulletin, published by the Center for Archaeoastronomy at the University of Maryland, USA. It was renamed from vol. 2 part 3 as Archaeoastronomy: the Bulletin of the Center for Archaeoastronomy. This continued up to vol. 5 part 4 (1982). Starting with vol. 6 (1983) it became known as Archaeoastronomy: the Journal of the Center for Archaeoastronomy and this continued until vol. 11, published in 1993. See here for a full list of contents |
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After a long hiatus, vols. 12 and 13 were eventually published in 2005 in the form of a book, Songs from the Sky: Indigenous Astronomical and Cosmological Traditions of the World, jointly by the Center and Ocarina Books in the UK. See here for more information including a full list of contents |
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Vols. 14 to 25 were published between 1999 and 2015 by the University of Texas Press. At this time the journal was renamed Archaeoastronomy: the Journal of Astronomy in Culture. During this period it also became the official journal of the International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture (ISAAC). See here for a full list of contents up to vol. 24. |
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The journal has now ceased publication and has been replaced by the Journal of Astronomy in Culture (JAC). |
Availability
Songs from the Sky is now out of print although an e-book edition is planned. Earlier and later issues were formerly available from the University of Texas Press, but the Press has now removed all mention of the journal from its web pages. Copies may still be obtained from libraries.