Knowledge of the Sky among Indigenous Peoples of the South American Lowlands—First Archaeoastronomical Analyses of Orientations at Mounds in Uruguay

Knowledge of the Sky among Indigenous Peoples of the South American Lowlands—First Archaeoastronomical Analyses of Orientations at Mounds in Uruguay

We analyzed, from a cultural astronomy perspective, the relationship between the orientations of five mound sites and different astronomical events in the lowland region of Uruguay. We found significant relationships between the orientations of the mounds and the Southern Cross/Milky Way and the ful...

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Main Authors: Camila Gianotti, A. César González-García, Nicolás Gazzán, Cristina Cancela-Cereijo, Moira Sotelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
Uruguay
lowlands
archaeoastronomy
mounds
Moon
southern cross
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/805

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