I am seeking a sponsor (home site) for a mailing list on archaeoastronomy.
I will be list administrator and moderator.
 
Thanks for your help.
 
Will Wagers [log in to unmask]
 
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>       Preliminary Proposal for ARCHAEOASTRONOMY Mailing List
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>Archaeoastronomy is an unusual discipline in that it is both
>scientific and scholarly. While its concerns overlap those of
>astronomy, archaeoastronomy is seldom concerned with particle
>physics or grand unified theories - except as they might
>relate to ancient astronomy (theoretical cosmology) and
>astrology (the ancient applied science of the calendar).
>Archaeoastronomy is devoted to discovering and understanding
>ancient astronomical observations and theories and their
>manifestations in ancient culture.
>
>The field has gained momentum over the past ten years to the
>point where researchers are in the field all over the world.
>The primary cultures currently under active  investigation
>include: the Aztec, Mayan, and other American Indian, the
>Egyptian, Greek, Babylonian, Chinese, Hebraic, Indian, and early
>Christian cultures.
>
>Among a diverse group of individuals, ARCHAEOASTRONOMY will
>facilitate the secular discussion of interdisciplinary and
>intercultural topics related to archaeoastronomy, which
>include anthropology, architecture, natural philosophy
>(science), ancient cultures, ancient philosophies, ancient
>religions, and the archaeology of ancient sites with an eye
>toward astronomical alignments. Archaeoastronomy is a plexus
>where all these disciplines intersect; yet its primary focus
>is of little interest in the mainstreams of the other
>disciplines with the possible exception of archaeology.
>
>Amateurs are welcome both because amateurs sometimes
>contribute to this field - as they do in astronomy - and
>because interested high school and college and graduate
>students will enjoy exposure to a high level of scholarship in
>a young field. However, the discourse in ARCHAEOASTRONOMY
>assumes a familiarity with one or more fields, such as
>archaeology, history of art or literature, philosophy,
>religion, or science, or  bearing upon the subjects discussed.
>This is not a forum for propounding non-scientific theories of
>human culture, e.g alien or divine intervention.
>
> I propose the creation of a separate, unmoderated newsgroup -
>ARCHAEOASTRONOMY - to address the communication needs of
>archaeoastronomers, colleagues, students, and devotees (many
>of whom are amateurs, as in astronomy). ARCHAEOASTRONOMY will
>serve the following functions:
>
>        1.  electronic conference services - a way for people
>to discuss new developments in the field; to debate alternate
>approaches to interpretation; to plan and arrange academic
>conferences, seminars, and publications; to discuss public
>initiatives affecting the field; and to solicit assistance and
>advice from their peers;
>        2.  electronic notification services - post job,
>conference, specialized computer hardware and software and
>other technical equipment, and publication announcements;
>        3.  electronic publication services - exchange data
>(text, numbers, graphics), facilitate the use of computers and
>networks to produce articles, papers, bibliographies, books,
>etc.
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