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Tombs, Temples and Their Orientations: A New Perspective on Mediterranean Prehistory
Tombs Temples and Their Orientations A New Perspective on Mediterranean Prehistory Author:Michael Hoskin This study of archaeo-astronomy looks at more than 2,500 communal tombs and sanctuaries from around the Mediterranean. After a brief discussion of Hoskin's aims and the methodology for his fieldwork, individual chapters focus on evidence from particular regions: Malta, Gozo, the Balearics, Iberia, southern France, Corsica and Sardinia, Sicily an... more »d Pantelleria, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Although there is no over-riding explanation that ties these sites and their orientations together, tentative interpretations are made throughout.« less