The Mexican Pyramids, Water and the Cosmos
A Guest Blog by Olly Pearson During a recent expedition to Mexico with a leading researcher in megalithic sites, we focused our attention on an…
Tag: ancient astronomy
Sun Tunnels and the Solstice
A Guest Post by Nik Huggins. As nature lovers and navigators throughout the northern hemisphere celebrate the summer solstice, our minds may drift to the…
Finding South Using the Stars
Finding South Using the Stars In the northern hemisphere Polaris, the North Star, tends to get all the attention when it comes to finding direction…
The Rollright Stones
Over the weekend I was camping in the Cotswolds with a couple of old friends. Those who follow the blog closely may have spotted that…
Tonight’s Mad Full Moon
If you are feeling peculiar then it is probably best not to venture outside tonight. The gravitational pull of the full moon’s alignment with the…
The Great Escape
Many thanks to Tessa for this email. Uplifting story and so much more real than some of the dusty books about ancient astronomy that I…