Archaeoastronomy: Time-measuring prehistoric evidence in Bulgaria

Author: Todor Stoytchev. Language: Bulgarian with summary and list of illustrations in English

Table of contents

Introduction

Methodology and terminology

Part 1. Time-measuring necessary theoretical knowledge

Concepts of time

Time-measuring units longer than 24-hours periods

Time-measuring factors

Part 2. Ways of time-measuring according to archaeological data (Neolithic — Bronze Age) in contemporary Bulgarian lads

History of researches

Time-measuring according to archaeological indirect data

Lunar observatories

Solar observatories

Ways of time-measuring in prehistoric Western Europe

Recapitulations

Part 3. Prehistoric calendars according to archaeological data (Neolithic — Early Bronze Age)

Time interval notations

Prehistoric calendars

Neolithic calendars

Early Eneolithic calendars

Late Eneolithic calendars

Calendars from Late Eneolithic and the very beginning of Early Bronze Age

Conclusions

References

Abstract in English

Археоастрономия: Праисторически свидетелства за измерване на времето от България

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