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How Aboriginal astronomy provides clues to ancient life

How Aboriginal astronomy provides clues to ancient life - How Aboriginal astronomy provides clues to ancient life ... An ancient Aboriginal site at a secret location in the Victorian bush could be the oldest ... to this stone arrangement here as Australia's version of Stonehenge," he said.

Aboriginal Astronomy

Aboriginal Astronomy - Scientists think they may have found the world's oldest astronomical map right here in Australia . The sacred Aboriginal site is believed to have been ...

The passions of Aboriginal astronomy guide, Willy Stevens

The passions of Aboriginal astronomy guide, Willy Stevens - Willy Stevens grew up knowing little about his ancestral Australian Aboriginal culture. Born a Muruwari man in New South Wales, he was adopted into ...

Ancient 'Moon Rock' engravings protected as proof of Aboriginal astronomy

Ancient 'Moon Rock' engravings protected as proof of Aboriginal astronomy - A collection of Aboriginal rock engravings known as 'Moon Rock' has been ... heritage protection to preserve the site for the benefit of all Australians .

Physics student looks to the stars for a career in Aboriginal astronomy

Physics student looks to the stars for a career in Aboriginal astronomy - Tens of thousands of years ago, Indigenous Australians looked towards the sky at night to navigate their environment by reading the different ...

See the star-filled skies of the outback on an astro-tourism trail through Western Australia

Visitors can also learn more about Aboriginal Australia's astronomy culture and heritage. Worl Wangkiny is the new Aboriginal Astronomy Centre at ... View article...

Aboriginal Astronomy Finally Gets Its Due

When Australian Aboriginal astronomer Ghillar Michael Anderson was a young boy, Elders of his community chose him as a future leader. View article...

What is the Mercury retrograde?

Indigenous astronomy in Australia goes back more than 65,000 years. "We do see the retrograde motion in planets in Aboriginal astronomy tradition. View article...

Aboriginal legends an untapped record of natural history written in the stars

Aboriginal legends an untapped record of natural history written in the stars  - Dr Hamacher, an astrophysicist studying Indigenous astronomy, examined meteorite accounts from Aboriginal communities across Australia to ...

Duane Hamacher on Indigenous astronomy

Duane Hamacher on Indigenous astronomy  -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people have between 40,000 and ... helped Indigenous people survive Australia for tens of thousands of years.

Outback astronomy in far-west NSW

Outback astronomy in far-west NSW  - Visiting expert Paul Curnow from the University of South Australia spoke on the cultural importance of the night sky to Aboriginal groups throughout ...

Unlocking the secrets of Indigenous astronomy

An Australian Indigenous Astronomy spokesperson said First Nations people were the oldest astronomers in the world. " Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...

New coins celebrate Indigenous astronomy, the stars, and the dark spaces between them

Both celestial features are found in the astronomical traditions of many Aboriginal cultures across Australia. They are seen in similar ways and have ... View article...

What We Can Learn From Indigenous Australian Astronomy?

Australia's First Nations people - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders - are the oldest astronomers and the oldest continuing cultures in the world. Australia's unique position in the Southern Hemisphere has provided unique opportunities for space research, allowing the country to recently launch several rockets into outer space.  View article...

Ancient Greeks, Aboriginal Australians and astronomy – Why do different cultures see such similar ...

Almost every person throughout the existence of humankind has looked up at the night sky and seen more than just a random scattering of light. View article...