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Journal of Skyscape Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-08-04 DOI: 10.1558/jsa.23699

Alejandro M. López

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The Orientation of Jesuit Churches in the Chiquitos Missions of Eastern Bolivia 东玻利维亚奇基托斯传教会耶稣会的定位

Journal of Skyscape Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI: 10.1558/jsa.19631

A. Gangui

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Peigín Doyle, Pathway To The Cosmos: The alignment of megalithic tombs in Ireland and Atlantic Europe Peigín Doyle，《通往宇宙之路：爱尔兰和欧洲大西洋巨石墓的排列》

Journal of Skyscape Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-02-18 DOI: 10.1558/jsa.22277

C. Kennett

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Euan W. MacKie, Professor Challenger and his Lost Neolithic World: The Compelling Story of Alexander Thom and British Archaeoastronomy 挑战者尤安·W·麦基教授及其失落的新石器世界——亚历山大·托姆与英国考古学的精彩故事

Journal of Skyscape Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-02-18 DOI: 10.1558/jsa.22278

K. Brophy

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Editorial 社论

Journal of Skyscape Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-02-18 DOI: 10.1558/jsa.22321

Liz Henty, Fabio Silva, E. Ellingson