Anthony Aveni

Anthropology, Astronomer, Mesoamerica, Pre-Columbian era, Colgate University
Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Anthony Francis Aveni (born 1938) is an American academic anthropologist, astronomer, and author, noted in particular for his extensive publications and leading contributions to the field of archaeoastronomy. With an academic career spanning over four decades, Aveni is recognised for his influence on the development of archaeoastronomy as a discipline in the latter 20th century. He has specialised in the study of ancient astronomical practices in the Americas, and is one of the founders of research into the historical astronomy of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures. As of 2009 Aveni holds an endowed chair as the Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology and Native American Studies at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. With his artist wife Lorraine, he currently resides in Hamilton, New York. His books: Foundations of New World Cultural Astronomy Scholastic, 2005. The First Americans: Where They Came From and Who They Became Scholastic, 2005. The Madrid Codex: New Approaches to Understanding an Ancient Maya Manuscript (2006).

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 7mm x 150mm x 220mm
• Gewicht: 166g
• ISBN-13: 9786138030836
• ISBN-10: 6138030834
• Artikelnr.: 34635031