Papers from the Ghana Eclipse Conference held March 27-31, 2006 in Cape Coast, Ghana. Chasing the shadow of the moon: The 2006 Ghana Eclipse Conference / Jarita C. Holbrook -- The use of ethnographic ...

History is often taught as if astronomy followed a single European arc—from Greek philosophy to Renaissance telescopes to modern science—while Africa appears absent or myth-bound. This series, “When ...

An astrophysicist has shed new light on how the ancient Egyptians viewed our galaxy thousands of years ago. In an "exciting" study published in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage Or ...

African origins of farming -- Africa and the age of metals -- African musical instruments and pottery -- African pottery -- African recording and writing systems -- African mathematics, weights and ...

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There are several ancient monuments proving that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical purposes.