Center for Latin American Studies

Archaeoastronomy is the study of how people have understood the mysteries of the sky and how they incorporated these mysteries into their cultures.  This lens of study provides a unique context in which to examine ancient American civilizations such as the Inca, Aztecs, and Maya.  Through a variety of practices including including archaeology, anthropology, astronomy, statistics and probability, and history, archeoastronomy illuminates how the past interconnects with the present.