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About the Course

Archaeoastronomy is the “science of stars and stones”. It is an interdisciplinary science in between architecture, archaeology, and astronomy. It studies the relationships between the ancient monuments and the sky, in order to gain a better understanding of the ideas of the architects of the past and of their religious and symbolic world. The course provides the first complete, easy introduction to this fascinating discipline. During the course, many spectacular ancient sites of archaeology – such as Stonehenge in England, Giza and Karnak in Egypt, Chichen Itzá in the Yucatan, Macchu Picchu in Peru and the Pantheon in Rome – will be visited and the fascinating events occurring there in special days of the year (such as solstices, equinoxes, or the day of the foundation of Rome) will be shown and explained. The course also provides the necessary background on Astronomy with the naked eye and a general introduction to the role of Astronomy in religion and in the management of power among ancient cultures....

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ID

Mar 2, 2019

Amazingly made MOOC. Perhaps it feels a bit short in comparison to some of the others, but the material is well presented and the suggested readings give plenty of opportunity for further learning.

DG

Nov 27, 2021

I really enjoyed this archaeoastronomy course. Professor Magli demonstrated outstanding knowledge of the subject, and was so generous in sharing his expertise through videos of worldwide locations.

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By Jillian L K

Mar 4, 2020

Very interesting information about the connection between ancient monuments and the alignment with astronomical constellations. The instructor had a very heavy accent and was difficult to understand, however he seemed very well versed in Archaeoastronomy.

By juan v g

Nov 23, 2021

Bastante interesante el curso, sin embargo en el cuestionario final me parecio algo confuso debido a que mis nociones de astronomia (equinoccios, solsticios, azimuts, etc) no son algo que maneje con soltura

By Joy S

Sep 5, 2017

Should be a fascinating subject. Ancient peoples knew a lot about the stars and placed structures so as to observe them in various ways. Instructor has an extremely strong accent. Almost need subtitles.

By Rhiannon H

Jun 25, 2018

A good course but I needed a better understanding of the basic astronomy before starting, the archaeology sections by comparison were easy so and could have been more complex

By David L G

Dec 28, 2020

Week 7 is not up to par to the rest of the course. Some of the questions on the tests are never addressed the course

By Robert M

Sep 9, 2020

Found it difficult due to pronunciation of English with a strong Italian accent

By Charlotte K

May 7, 2020

Very interesting and enjoyable although some parts were difficult to understand.

By Emma R

Feb 4, 2017

interesting course but you cant do the tests if you didnt pay money (any tasts)

By ishita b

Jun 24, 2020

More material , little fun was 2 things which was missing.

By Bruno M e M

May 19, 2020

very astronomic, little anthropological

By Ananyā J

Aug 3, 2023

Only the Western culture has been taken more into account. I guess it should be more diverse. Also, the scientific foundation has only been included in the reading section. It should be taught properly. Overall, the course just includes explanations of all the possible Western architecture. That's it. It's the only reason it got boring.

By Sara F

Feb 13, 2017

The contents of the course are interesting however it is a shame that you can only access the quiz portion and assesments if you pay for the certificate. Same with the materials, it would be great if the readings and the suggested bibliography details could be downloaded.

By Fin M

Mar 6, 2022

Zu wenig über Videos erklärt - zu kompliziert gestaltet. Das hätte man besser machen können. Auch grafische Darstellungen wären sehr hilfreich gewesen und die wären auch machbar gewesen. Es fehlt hier das "Herzblut" um das interessante Thema an den Mann zu bringen.

By Jim E

Mar 28, 2022

interesting as a seminar but not really a college level course. Too little content or deep explanatio. Seems likeyou haveto buy professor's book for that which seemsto brpurposeof a lit of coursera content

By Malladi R G K

Jul 8, 2020

this course gave some facts but failed to explain them clear enough. The videos explained fair enough but week 7 is horrible only containing texts and its real hard to imagine the conditions

By Anthony P

Feb 13, 2021

There's a minor language barrier that made the course more difficult for me. The course materials, especially the last week, have absolutely nothing to do with the quizzes.

By Jessica M

May 20, 2020

Information was interesting, however I finished the full course in 2 days and didn't find the presentation of the information or the assessments to be very intriguing.

By Chris C

May 13, 2022

Interesting, but the material was not presented well

By Mahboobeh F

Jun 27, 2022

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