South Africa, Mali and The Gambia, where remains of ancient calendars, observatories, and sites of astronomical significance can still be found. "This is a very timely thing," said Michael ...

But many ancient societies kept time by tracking ... with pyramids and the historic cultures in North Africa,” Higginbottom tells Astronomy. But that fascination has waned over time.

The Nabta Playa civilization created sophisticated astronomical alignments in what ... and exotic animals to the pharaohs.

Slowly, scholars are putting together a picture of Egyptian astronomy. The god Sah has been ... with each other and didn't match the ancient Egyptian texts. Carved onto the walls of the pyramids ...

Construction to start at South Africa's SKA site 133 dishes to be added to precursor MeerKAT Co-host Australia holds similar ceremony CARNARVON, South Africa, Dec 5 (Reuters) - South African ...

"This [study] is a new way to look at the sky goddess and at the way astronomy may have been used by the ancient Egyptians," Graur told Newsweek. The Egyptians had an advanced understanding of ...

A four-part lecture series hosted at the St. Joseph Public Library beginning this weekend focuses on ancient astronomy. The talks will be presented by Dr. Jay Lemanski and delve into the mysteries ...

A new four-part lecture series focusing on ancient astronomy kicks off next weekend at the St. Joseph Public Library. Dr. Jay Lemanski hosts the talks, which begin with a 1 p.m. presentation ...