Elizabeth Chesley Baity
Biographic Data
| ID | 3785876 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Chesley Baity |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth Chesley |
| FAMILY NAME | Baity |
| SIGNATURE | BAITY E C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Communities In Schools of Orange County |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Stone Age Science in Britain? [and Comments and Reply]
In the last few decades, several writers have drawn attention to indications of the existence of science in nonliterate, Neolithic societies. One proponent of that idea is Alexander Thom, who has carried out extremely exact measurements of Neolithic stone monuments in Britain. Thom maintains that perhaps the main purpose of several megalithic monuments was to serve as astronomical observatories-that the exact sightlines they provide would make it…
Agreeing to Disagree: The Measurement of Duration in a Southwestern Ethiopian Community [and Comments and Reply]
The Mursi are cultivators and cattle herders who live in the Lower Omo Valley of southwestern Ethiopia and whose methods of measuring duration have so far been unaffected by contact with literate cultures. In this article it is shown how the Mursi solve the problem of relating a cycle of seasonal events to a nonintegral series of lunar months, while remaining unaware that this cycle is related, in fact, to the solar year. This analysis leads to t…
Megalithic Software. Part 1: England . L. B. Borst , B. M. Borst
Megaliths, Myths and Men: An Introduction to Astro-Archaeology
Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy So Far [and Comments and Reply]
Archeology: Megalithic Enquiries in the West of Britain: A Liverpool Symposium. T. G. E. Powell, J. X. W. P. Corcoran, Frances Lynch, and J. G. Scott
Agreeing to Disagree: The Measurement of Duration in a Southwestern Ethiopian Community [and Comments and Reply]
The Mursi are cultivators and cattle herders who live in the Lower Omo Valley of southwestern Ethiopia and whose methods of measuring duration have so far been unaffected by contact with literate cultures. In this article it is shown how the Mursi solve the problem of relating a cycle of seasonal events to a nonintegral series of lunar months, while remaining unaware that this cycle is related, in fact, to the solar year. This analysis leads to t…
Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy So Far [and Comments and Reply]
Megaliths, Myths and Men: An Introduction to Astro-Archaeology
Stone Age Science in Britain? [and Comments and Reply]
In the last few decades, several writers have drawn attention to indications of the existence of science in nonliterate, Neolithic societies. One proponent of that idea is Alexander Thom, who has carried out extremely exact measurements of Neolithic stone monuments in Britain. Thom maintains that perhaps the main purpose of several megalithic monuments was to serve as astronomical observatories-that the exact sightlines they provide would make it…
Archeology: Megalithic Enquiries in the West of Britain: A Liverpool Symposium. T. G. E. Powell, J. X. W. P. Corcoran, Frances Lynch, and J. G. Scott
Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy So Far [and Comments and Reply]
Megalithic Software. Part 1: England . L. B. Borst , B. M. Borst
Megaliths, Myths and Men: An Introduction to Astro-Archaeology
Agreeing to Disagree: The Measurement of Duration in a Southwestern Ethiopian Community [and Comments and Reply]
The Mursi are cultivators and cattle herders who live in the Lower Omo Valley of southwestern Ethiopia and whose methods of measuring duration have so far been unaffected by contact with literate cultures. In this article it is shown how the Mursi solve the problem of relating a cycle of seasonal events to a nonintegral series of lunar months, while remaining unaware that this cycle is related, in fact, to the solar year. This analysis leads to t…
Stone Age Science in Britain? [and Comments and Reply]
In the last few decades, several writers have drawn attention to indications of the existence of science in nonliterate, Neolithic societies. One proponent of that idea is Alexander Thom, who has carried out extremely exact measurements of Neolithic stone monuments in Britain. Thom maintains that perhaps the main purpose of several megalithic monuments was to serve as astronomical observatories-that the exact sightlines they provide would make it…
History (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Megalith (4 works) · Historical and Architectural Studies (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Classics (2 works)