Prof. Sam Lawler5d ago

Robert Fuller talking about archeoastronomy of the Sydney basin: "What's up there, is also down here", Earth, sea, sky are all one country (very very similar to a local Dakota worldview I have heard: what happens above is reflected below, cool)

Talks about Elvina trail site, starting to learn what the drawings and lines mean - possibly linked to constellations, star cloud, emu in sky. Below Milky Way are animal engravings, the Earth!
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Show threadProf. Sam Lawler5d ago
Speaker makes an interesting point in an answer to audience question. The site they're studying hasn't had traditional owners for at least a couple hundred years. They could ask nearby groups about the engravings, but the knowledge wouldn't be the same, because it's a different place. Traditional knowledge is very land-specific. #IAUS399
Show threadProf. Sam Lawler5d ago
This next talk is staring out in Māori! Māori system of celestial observation and implementation is not a horoscope: it's the scientific method applied for thousands of years.
Rather than just publishing papers (that they say no one reads), they create songs for each interview they do! Whoa
PhD project starting: How do Māori people read the stars to improve health?
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Show threadKo Simon toku ingoa 

@sundogplanets kia ora Professor Sam, assuming you’re talking about the Māori people of NZ, “Māori” needs a macron over the “a” :)

Fun fact, the Māori word for “macron” is “pōtae” which means “hat.”

Jul 8 at 12:21amWeb
Show threadProf. Sam Lawler5d ago
@SimonCHulse Thanks for the reminder, will correct!