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"It should be read by anyone even remotely interested in the long saga of the universe's profound and lasting influence on mankind's development." - New Scientist"A grand book." - Publishers Weekly"Dr. Krupp teaches us once more to look up at the stars and marvel." - Ray BradburyThe intriguing world of archaeoastronomy - the study of ancient peoples' observations of the skies and the impact of what they saw on their cultural evolution - is the focus of this eminently readable and authoritative survey. Author E. C. Krupp, an astronomer, is the director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California. He is one of the world's greatest experts on archaeoastronomy, and the author of numerous books including Beyond the Blue Horizon (1992) and In Search of Ancient Astronomies (1978) .