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Native American Antiquity

Native American Firsts

The January issue of National Geographic magazine is called “The Firsts Issue”. I think that Native Americans might “take issue” with...

Star Brothers on Parade

Tonight, April 23, 2015, is an interesting night for sky watchers. At 8 pm Mountain Time, right after the sun goes down, you may be able...

Native American Skies: Eclipse Legends

A couple of weeks ago, we observed a “Lunar Eclipse”. Because this year is when the moon is in its minor “Lunar Standstill” (refer to...

New Sites Challenge Precepts of Agricultural Revolution

There is excavation going on in Ceibal, Guatemala that is threatening the conventional wisdom concerning the ascent of man! Jacob...

Chaco Phenomenon (Yupkoyvi): A Hopi Story

The civilization that inhabited the canyon in central New Mexico known as “Chaco Canyon” was indeed a “phenomenon”. Despite extensive...

Dark Skies In Westcliffe/Silver Cliff

For many centuries, dark skies filled with billions of twinkling stars was taken as a matter of fact. Shepherds, nomads, farmers and...

First American: New Discoveries

It seems that every year discoveries push back the date for the first Americans. The January edition of the National Geographic magazine...

Native American Skies: Hey! Diddle, Diddle, a Springtime Riddle?

Since the dawn of man, the sky was our big screen, HD, TV. All of the ancient peoples around the world have observed the sun, the moon,...

Native America Skies: Lunar Standstill in Chaco Canyon

In any given month, the rising moon swings between two extremes on the eastern horizon, similar to the oscillation of the rising sun...

Native American Skies: Lunar Standstill at Chimney Rock

During the month, the moon rises at different points across the eastern horizon. When it reaches the farthest point north it pauses, or...

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