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Our Sky, the Sky of Our Ancestors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

A. César González-Garca Open the ORCID record for A. César González-Garca [Opens in a new window]
A. César González-Garca*
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Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio, Incipit-CSIC Avda. de Vigo s/n, 15705, Santiago de Compostela, Spain email: a.cesar.gonzalez-garcia@incipit.csic.es
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Abstract

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When we talk about Astronomy, we normally do not take into account that we are using a cultural specific way of understanding the sky. Astronomers, either professional, amateur or just lovers of the sky nowadays tend to approach the sky from the point of view of modern science. There, we approach the sky as something that needs to be explored, understood and explained.

However, this vision was not always like that, or even in other cultures is/was completely different. For centuries, the human being has comprehended the sky, its changes and constancies, as part of their world, as part of the environment, as part of their everyday life.

In this paper, I review a few of these different ways of approaching the sky in several cultures, from the Near East to Rome or the Andes and how we can use them today for education, outreach and heritage management.

Keywords

Cultural AstronomyArchaeoastronomyPast AstronomiesHeritageAstro-tourismPetraRomePeru
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Research Article
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S367: Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy , December 2019 , pp. 245 - 254
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