Further Readings

Introductory textbooks on astronomy and astrophysics (pre-calculus level):

Morrison, D., Wolff, S.C., and Fraknoi, A.: 1996, Exploration of the Universe (seventh edition), Saunders College Publishing (earlier editions were authored by G.O. Abell, Morrison and Wolff)
Zeilik, M., Astronomy: The Evolving Universe (eight edition): 1997, John Wiley and Sons

Archeoastronomy:

Thurston, H.: 1994, Early Astronomy, New York: Springer
Evans, J.: 1998 The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy, Oxford: Oxford University Press

Archeoastronomy of the American southwest:

Williamson, R.A.: 1984, Living the Sky, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press
McKim Malville, J., and Putnam, C.: 1989, Prehistoric Astronomy in the Southwest, Boulder: Johnson Books (revised edition 1993)

Archeology of the American southwest:

Lister, R.H., and Lister, F.C.: 1993, Those who came before, Tucson: Southwest Parks & Monuments Association (second edition)

Chaco Canyon:

Lister, R.H., and Lister, F.C.: 1981, Chaco Canyon, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press
Frazier, K.: 1986, People of Chaco, New York: W.W. Norton
Noble, D.G. (ed.): 1984, New Light on Chaco Canyon, Santa Fe: School of American Research Press
Lekson, S.H., Windes, T.C., Stein, J.R., and Judge, W.J.: 1988, Scientific American, 209, 100-109
Vivian, R.G.: 1990, The Chacoan Prehistory of the San Juan Basin, New York: Academic Press

The nature and role of the Fajada butte 3-slab site:

Sofaer, A., Zinser, V., and Sinclair, R.M.: 1979, Science, 206, 283-291
Newman, E.B., and Mark, R.K.: 1982, Science, 217, 1036-1038
Zeilik, M.: 1985, Archeoastronomy, no. 9 (supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy, 16), S69-S85
Sofaer, A., and Sinclair, R.M.: 1986, Archeoastronomy, no. 10 (supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy, 17), S59-S66 [and the following reply by M. Zeilik]

Southwestern rock art:

Schaafsma, P.: 1980, Indian Rock Art of the Southwest, Santa Fe: School of American Research Press
Young, M.J.: 1988, Signs from the Ancestors, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press

Supernova 1054 and its probable depiction in southwestern rock art:

Brandt, J.C., and Williamson, R.A.: 1979, Archeoastronomy (supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy, 10), S1-S38

and the following three papers in the same issue, for alternate viewpoints.

Cultural and ceremonial practices of Pueblo people in historical times:

Waters, F.: 1963, Book of the Hopi, New York: Penguin Books
Green, J. (ed.): 1979, Zuñi: selected writings of Frank Hamilton Cushing, University of Nebraska Press

and, specifically for solar and lunar observational practices:

Zeilik, M.: 1985 Archeoastronomy (supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy, 8), S1-S24
Zeilik, M.: 1986 Archeoastronomy (supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy, 10), S1-S22

as well as chapter 4 of R. Williamson's book Living the Sky listed previously.

Revised 14 July 1999 by cmw@ucar.edu.

- Approved by Paul Charbonneau -