ASSOCIATED SYMPOSIUM 1

Astronomy of Ancient Civilizations

European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC)
May 23-28, 2000, Moscow, Sternberg Astronomical Institute
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

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Tuesday, May 23

 Registration of participants (09:00 - 19:00)
Opening ceremony and invited lectures (14:30 -17:00)

Welcome speeches (15 min)
AS1_1. Obridko V.N. Some Introductory Comments on the Place of Archaeoastronomy in Astronomy (15 min).
AS1_2. Ruggles C. The Place of Archaeoastronomy in Modern Archaeology (40 min).
AS1_3. Klimishin I.A. Astronomical Background of Calendar Systems (40 min).
AS1_4. Stavinschi M. Astronomy and Culture (40 min).

Welcome party

Wednesday, May 24 (09:00-14:00)
 I. Observations of Astronomical Phenomena in Stone Age Paleolithic-Neolithic
Chairpersons: B.A.Frolov and E.Calzolari

 AS1_5. Frolov B.A. Numbers in the Archaic Cosmology (30 min).
AS1_6. Henriksson G. A Neolithic Lunar Calendar on the Island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea (30 min).
AS1_7. Pen'kov A.V. Five Neolithic Calendars of Khajyrgas Cave (Yakutia) (30 min).
AS1_8. Calzolari E. and Gori D. The Gilded Butterfly of Caprione (Lerici-Italy) at the Summer Solstice Sunset: Embodiment and Return to the Generating Constellation (30 min).

Coffee Break

Astronomy of Ancient Europe
Chairpersons: K.Barlai and I.Pustylnik

AS1_9. Theodossiou E., Danezis E., Stathopoulou M., Grammenos Th., and Manimanis V. Ancient Macedonia and its Calendars (30 min).
AS1_10. Blomberg M., Henriksson G., Papathanassiou M. The Astronomical Relationship between the Minoan Peak Sanctuary on Juktas and the Palace at Knossos (30 min).
AS1_11. Blomberg P.E. An Attempt to Reconstruct the Minoan Star Map (30 min).
AS1_12. Rappenglueck M. The Milky Way: Her Concept, Function and Meaning in Ancient Cultures (30 min).
AS1_13. Zhitomirsky S. Ancient Mythology and Eudoxus' Theory of Planet Movements (30 min).

Lunch

Wednesday, May 24 (15:00-19:30)
 Astronomy in the Ancient East
Chairpersons: A.Karapetyants and J.A.Belmonte

 AS1_14. Locher K. Egyptian Astronomical Texts: Review of the Studies Published during the Nineties (30 min).
AS1_15. Karapetyants A. Mounting the Carriage Drawn by Six Dragons: S-pattern and Web-Like Structures in Ancient Chinese Cosmology (30 min).
AS1_16. Krushinsky A.A. On the origins of Chinese Sexagesimal Calendrical Cycle (CSCC).
AS1_17. Kurtik G. On the Time Determination of the Recognition of Constellations in Ancient Mesopotamia (30 min).
AS1_18. Steele J.M. Observation, Theory and Practice in Late Babylonian Astronomy: Some Preliminary Observations (30 min).

Coffee Break

AS1_19. Belmonte J.A. The Sun in the North of Africa Before Islam: A Cultural Approach (30 min).
AS1_20. Hidayat B. Some Aspects of Astronomical Interest in the Indonesian Archipelagoes (30 min).
AS1_21. Sviatopolk-Tchetvertynski I.A. The Sumerian-Babilonian Calendar and Symbolics of the Sacrifices (30 min).

Thursday, May 25 (09:00-14:00)
 II. Astronomic Conceptions of People in the Ural and Trans-Ural Regions
Chairpersons: T.M.Potemkina and S.Iwaniszevsky

 AS1_22. Kirillov A.K., Zdanovich D.G. Archaeoastronomical Research in the Steppic Trans-Urals (30 min).
AS1_23. Potemkina T. Spatial and Temporal Organization of Grave-Fields of Bronze Age Burials Ground According to the Data of Archaeological Excavations (30 min).
AS1_24. Okladnikova E. A Probable Astral Function of Stone Rings Sanctuaries of Elongash Valley (30 min).
AS1_25. Larichev V.E. A Rocky Temple of the Tagar Epoch, as an Oecumenical Model. Man and Gods in the Universe System of Priesthood of Southern Siberia (30 min).

Coffee Break

AS1_26. Marsadolov L.S. Astronomical Aspect of Grotto Ak-Baur in Western Altai (30 min).
AS1_27. Bokovenko N. To Question about Astronomical Ritual Centers of Central Asia (II-I Millennia BC) (30 min).
AS1_28. Bekbassar N. Astronomical Practice and Ritual Calendar of Eurasian Steppe Zone Nomads (30 min).
AS1_29. Mimohod R.A. About Some Laws of Spatial Arrangement of Cult Constructions of Timber-Grave ("Srubnaya") Culture Settlements (30 min).
AS1_30. Gusakov M. Chronology of Sites of Ancient Settlements (30 min).

Lunch

Thursday, May 25 (15:00-19:00)
 III. Astronomy in Mesoamerica
Chairpersons: €.Lebeuf and G.Ershova

 AS1-31. Yurevich V.A. Ancient Astronomy of Old and New World: A Comparative Analysis (30 min).
AS1_32. Iwaniszewski S. Lunar Series and Rulers' Life at Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico (30 min).
AS1_33. Beliaev D. Lunar Series in the Classic Maya Inscriptions (30 min).
AS1_34. Lebeuf A. Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl: the Tragic End of a Too Human Mexican God (30 min).

Coffee Break

AS1_35. Davletshin A. Epi-Olmec Calendar(30 min).
AS1_36. Kuznetsova T.V. and Tsirulnik L.B. Nonlinear Spectral Analysis of C14, Sunspot Numbers, Space Plasma, Geomagnetic, Global Temperature Variations and Cycles in Astronomical Calendars of Mesoamerica(30 min).
AS1_37. Ruben B. Morante Lopez, Astronomic Background and Sixteenth Century Reports about Prehispanic Astronomy in Mexico (30 min).

Friday, May 26 (09:00-15:00)
 IV. Astronomic Conceptions of European Folks
Chairpersons: L.A.Tultseva and R.M.Frank

 AS1_38. Frank R.M. Hunting the European Sky Bears: Evidence for a Celestial Mapping System in Slavic and Finno-Ugric Folk Traditions (30 min).
AS1_39. Kosarev M.F. Structure of Space Time in Siberian Paganism (30 min).
AS1_40. Pustylnik I. Records of Astronomical Heritage of Estonian People and its Reflection in Art and Folklore (30 min).
AS1_41. Theodossiou E., Danezis E., and Manimanis V. The Calendars of the Christian World (30 min).
AS1_42. Tultseva L.A. The Folk Names of the Milky Way in the Middle Russia.(30 min)

Coffee Break

AS1_43. Valyansky S.I. and Gusakov M.G. Archaeology-Astronomy-Calendar (30 min).
AS1_44. Korsun A.A. and Braichevskiy M.Yu. Small Astronomical Treatise of the Ancient Kiev Russ of the XI Century (30 min).
AS1_45. Zuravel A.V. Lunisolar Calendar in Ancient Russia: a New Approach to the Problem (30 min).
AS1_46. Barlai K., Nagy S Kana: a Medieval Monastery Revisited (30 min).
AS1_47. Vaiskunas J. The Sun in Lithuanian Ethnoastronomy (30 min).
AS1_48. Lushnikova A.V. On the Sacral Significance of the North in World Outlook of Indo-Iranian (30 min).

Excursion

Saturday, May 27 (09:00-12:30)
 V. Astronomy, Philosophy and Ancient Civilizations
Chairpersons: V.N.Obridko and E.N.Kaurov

 AS1_49. Dergachev V. Isotopes about Cyclic and Sharp Global Climate Variations (20 min).
AS1_50. Vladimirsky B.M. Astrometeorological Prognosis as Important Stimulus of Astronomical Observations for Ancient Civilizations (20 min).
AS1_51. Dambis A.K. and Efremov Yu.N. Coordinate Error Patterns in the Almagest: A Refined Dating Estimate (20 min).
AS1_52. Kaurov E. N. On the Origin of the Draco Constellation (20 min).
AS1_53. Smirnov Yu.A.The Orientation of the Upper Paleolithic Burials in Europe: Preliminary Remarks (30 min).
AS1_54. Polishchuk R. The Sun in Myth and Reality (20 min)
AS1_55. Kazyutinsky V.V. Ancient Cosmos and Modern Cosmology (30 min).

Poster Session ( 60 min)

LIST OF POSTERS

AS1_56. Rappenglueck M. Cosmic Spinning and Weaving: Hints on a Celestial Reference System Used by Some Ancient Cultures.
AS1_57. Kirsanov N.O., Pavlov M.Z. Modeling a Random Stonehange.
AS1_58. Theodossiou E., Danezis E. and Manimanis V. The Ibo's Seasonal Calendar.
AS1_59. Rafailov A.M, Rafailov M.A., and Rafailov Ch.A. Ancient Graphic Representation of the First Solar Calendars of Mankind.
AS1_60. Dement'ev M. Where is the God Living? Analysis of the Stellar Maps.
AS1_61. Plakhotnjuk W.N. Symbols of Cosmic Vortexes in Cultures of World.
AS1_62. Kuzmin A.V. The Caspian Sea Level Dynamics: Astronomical Chronology of Regional Climatic Parameters in Holocene.
AS1_63. Ramazanova S. The Influence of Arabian Astronomy on Development of Kazakh Astronomic and Calendar Terminology.
AS1_64. Vokhmintsev M.P. Slobodchiki-1: A New Trans-Ural Monument of Circular Planning.
AS1_65. Mironov A.V., Venkstern A.A., and Zakharov A.I. Dating of the Almagest.
AS1_66. Ros R.M. An Astronomy Teaching Activity about Precession.
AS1_67. Danezis E., Theodossiou E., Manimanis V., Grammenos Th., and Stathopoulou M. The Cosmological Views of Democritus and Modern Physics.
AS1-68. Theodossiou E., Danezis E., and Manimanis V. From Pythagoreans to Kepler:The Contest between the Geocentric and Heliocentric Systems.
AS1_69. Zhitenev V.S. The Bear Paw as a Semantic Element of Zoolatry in the European Paleolith.
AS1_70. Prokudina V.S. Study of Climatic Anomalies at XI-XX Centuries from Dendochronological Data.
AS1_71. Suliman M.O. Leonid Meteor Stream and the History of Semitic People (Arabs and Jews).
AS1_72. Kuzmin A.V. The Role of the Star Catalog of "Almagest" in the Evolution of the Contemporary European Map of Constellations.
AS1_73. Simonia I. On Old Georgian Bronze Cosmogrammes.
AS1_74. Simonia I. Old Georgian Astronomy 2000.
As1_75, Lagutin A.Ph. The Ancient Observatory in Crimea.
AS1_76. Sviatopolk-Tchetvertynski I.A. The Sumerian-Babilonian Calendar.

Lunch

Round Table Discussion (14:00-16:00)
Chairpersons: C.Ruggles and M.Stavinschi

PROPOSED TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

1. Dialogue Between Archaeologists and Astronomers (How to Resolve the Conflict of Methodological and Epistemlogical Positions).
2. Science and folkscience.
3. The Place of Archaeoastronomy in Russian Archaeology and Astronomy.

Business meeting of SEAC (16:00-18:00)
Contact addresses:
Vera Staerman
Universitetskij prospect 13,
119899, Moscow, Russia
e-mail: eaas@sai.msu.ru
sbj: JENAM: Ancient astronomy
fax/phone: 7 095 9328844

Izold Pustylnik
Tartu observatory
61602 Toravere
Estonia
fax: 3727 410 205
e-mail: izold@aai.ee

Clive Ruggles
School of Archaeological Studies
Leicester University, Leicester LE1 7RH
United Kingdom
e-mail: rug@leicester.ac.uk

Stanislaw Iwaniszewski
President of European Society
for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC)
State Archeological Museum, Warsaw
Current Address: Division de Posgrado
Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia
c. Periferico Sur y Lapote s/n
col. Isidro Fabela Del Tlalpan 14030
Mexico, D.F.
fax: (52) 56-65-92-28
e-mail:siwanisz@yahoo.com

Galina Ershova
CEMM
Nikolskaya Str, 15, 103012 Moscow
Russia
fax: 7 095 9283695
e-mail: billy96@online.ru