Ancient Astronomers of the American West

The Virtual Grand Canyon Star Party 2021 presents:
Ancient Astronomers of the American West presented by Dr. David Koerner, retired professor of cultural astronomy at Northern Arizona University. Take a tour of the most amazing archaeoastronomical sites around the Four Corners region, and consider visiting them on your next visit to Grand Canyon.
00:00:00 - Welcome
00:00:23 - Introductions
00:04:20 - Presentation
00:41:44 - Question and Answer
00:50:33 - Closing Remarks
An audio-described version of the film can be found on the Grand Canyon Star Party Webpage: www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisi...
Hosted By
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon Conservancy
Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association

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I agree that archaeologists should always have some level of skepticism to their theories but the "Manhattanhenge" actually shows you that there's a big difference between our communities and societies versus the ancient ones which were completely devoted to and had more anxiety about weather and astrological events and food or agriculture.