S24A



S24A

Room 2.99

Archaeoastronomy as a scientific tool for prehistoric and protohistoric research: Linking earth, sky, and cultural symbolism / Archéoastronomie comme outil scientifique pour la recherche préhistorique et protohistorique : lien entre terre, ciel et symbolisme culturel

Session organizers: Chrysi Meramveliotaki

S24A, Tue Sep 1 2026, 11:30 - 14:50, Room 2.99

11:30-11:50 - INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOASTRONOMY / C. Meramveliotaki

11:50-12:10 - The Knossos–Troy Axis: Spatial Analysis of Aegean Archaeological Sites and Their Geometric Correspondence with the Draco Constellation / M. Poultsidis, C. Meramveliotaki

12:10-12:30 - Insights from Zakros and Stonehenge: Architecture, Astronomy and Intercultural Connections in the European Bronze Age / C. Meramveliotaki, M. Zerva, S. Kollias

12:30-12:50 - From Sky To Earth. Possible Celestial Bodies And Events Depicted On Chalcolithic Pottery In The Lower Danube Basin /R. Kogalniceanu

12:50-13:10 - Geometric Spatial Relations and Alignments of Minoan Sacred Sites: Caves, Peak Sanctuaries and Regional Networks / M. Poultsidis, C. Meramveliotaki

13:10-13:30 - Constellations of Cassiopeia and Andromeda: Celestial Mirroring and Geometric Correspondence in Five Minoan Rings / C. Meramveliotaki, M. Poultsidis

13:30-14:30 - Lunch

14:30-14:50 - Level II / III Transition of Göbekli Tepe Pillars May Be Associated with Eruption of Baruttepe Cinder Cone, Karacadağ Volcanic Complex (KVC) / Vernon A. Cromwell