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 PROPOSAL Homepage HOW YOU CAN HELP Sign the Appeal CONTEXT Irish megalithic monuments |
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Suspected astronomical alignments in the Boyne Valley © 2001 Global Vision (click to enlarge) |
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THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ASTROARCHAEOLOGY The International Institute of Astroarchaeology is a new organisation being formed to research and promote awareness of the astronomical features of Irish megalithic monuments dating from the sixth to the third millennium BCE. A long tradition of academic ignorance and/or denial of these features has led to monuments at the Boyne Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site and at Carrowmore in County Sligo being damaged by recent archaeological "restoration" for the sake of tourist dollars. The blocking of the entrance to the Eastern passage of Knowth by a slab of concrete is particularly outrageous. (See What's the Story? for details). The Institute is being incubated by Global Vision Corporation, a Non Governmental Organisation accredited to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (www.global-vision.org), in collaboration with a network of colleagues and more than 1,100 people from 32 countries who have signed the Ancient Irish Monuments Appeal. This website was launched on Earth Day 2001. The Proposal section provides details of the Institute's purpose, anticipated policy and structure, and research programmes, along with Irish policy recommendations, and maps of principal Irish megalithic sites and suspected astronomical alignments in the Boyne Valley area. The Context section provides historical background information, photos of Irish megalithic sites including the controversial restoration work at Knowth, recommended reading and web links. We are now circulating the proposal for comment to prospective advisers, staff, boardmembers, partner organisations and funders. We are also looking for Irish-based archaeologists and astronomers willing to support the Institute's effort to effect a paradigm-shift in Irish megalithic archaeology so that our astronomically designed megalithic heritage may receive the recognition and protection it needs for the sake of future generations. For enquiries, please email Michael O'Callaghan at moc@astroarchaeology.org or contact him at this address. Please help by signing the Ancient Irish Monuments Appeal. | ||
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