Astrotourism and Archaeoastronomy

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Abstract

Scientific and cultural values attached to night skies are today explored by global astronomical tourism – a specialized form of tourism designed to observe starry skies. So far, astrotourism has reproduced Western concepts of astronomy and cosmology, while with the help of archaeo- and ethnoastronomy, tourists may also take account of native astronomies.

Keywords

Light Pollution Consumer Society Material Trace Global Tourism Historical Heritage 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.División de Posgrado, Escuela Nacional de Antropología e HistoriaTlalpanMexico
  2. 2.Państwowe Muzeum ArcheologiczneWarszawaPoland

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