Boutsikas, Efrosyni (2021) An investigation of the role of architectural orders in the orientation of ancient Greek temples. In: Boutsikas, Efrosyni and McCluskey, S.C. and Steele, John, eds. Advancing Cultural Astronomy: Studies in Honour of Clive Ruggles. Historical & Cultural Astronomy Series . Springer, New York, pp. 189-210. ISBN 978-3-030-64605-9. E-ISBN 978-3-030-64606-6. (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-64606-6) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:101540)
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Abstract
Whether the positioning of ancient Greek temples was deliberate and facilitated astronomical observations has been a concern for scholars since the nineteenth century. Twenty-first-century research on Greek archaeoastronomy has identified the shortcomings of earlier approaches and has built on a new methodology which integrates archaeological, epigraphical, and literary evidence on the astronomical observations, in order to create interpretations that improve our narrative, understanding, and reconstruction of the role of astronomy in ancient Greek cult practice.
| Item Type: | Book section |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1007/978-3-030-64606-6 |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | ancient Greek architecture, temples, orientation architectural orders |
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C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology N Visual Arts > NA Architecture Q Science > QB Astronomy |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > Department of Classical and Archaeological Studies |
| Depositing User: | Efrosyni Boutsikas |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jun 2023 12:22 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 07 Jun 2023 10:21 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/101540 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
University of Kent Author Information
Boutsikas, Efrosyni.
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