Archaeology and Astronomy

Visiting archaeologists and astronomers will give talks throughout the day about astronomy through the ages.

Join us on Saturday 18th July when visiting archaeologists and astronomers will give talks throughout the day about astronomy through the ages. The programme of talks extends from 11am to 4:30 pm and includes astronomy and the Egyptian Pyramids, new discoveries at Stonehenge and skywatching with the Aztecs.

Speakers include: Prof. Clive Ruggles (Ancient Astronomy in the Pacific), Dr Ivan Sprajc (Skywatching with the Aztecs and Mayans), Dr Juan Antonio Belmonte (Egyptian Astronomy and the Pyramids), Prof. Mike Parker-Pearson (Stonehenge: New Discoveries) and Dr Tim O'Brien (Ultravision: Astronomy since Galileo).

Visitors will also be able to take a walk with GPS satellite navigation to draw their own Nazca lines and discover the night sky of ancient Egypt in our inflatable planetarium.

This public event follows on from the conference "Archaeology and Astronomy: Disciplines in Collision or Collusion?" at Jodrell Bank on Friday 17th July organised by the Prehistoric Society and the Royal Astronomical Society. For further information and booking details for the conference visit the Prehistoric Society events webpage at http://www.le.ac.uk/has/ps/events.html.

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