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“The Astronomy in Skyscapes – Archaeoastronomy beyond Alignments”. Full day session at the National Astronomy Meeting, University of Nottingham (United Kingdom), 27th June–1st July, 2016

Issue: Vol 3 No. 1 (2017)

Journal: Journal of Skyscape Archaeology

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DOI: 10.1558/jsa.33308

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Author: Frank Prendergast

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