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List of archaeoastronomical sites by country
This is a list of sites where claims for the use of archaeoastronomy have been made, sorted by country. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) jointly published a thematic study on heritage sites of astronomy and archaeoastronomy to be used as a guide to UNESCO in its evaluation of the cultural importance of archaeoastronomical sites around the world, which discussed sample sites and provided categories for the classification of archaeoastronomical sites. The editors, Clive Ruggles and Michel Cotte, proposed that archaeoastronomical sites be considered in four categories: 1) Generally accepted; 2) Debated among specialists; 3) Unproven; and 4) Completely refuted.
Armenia
Australia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
Colombia
China
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Guatemala
Honduras
Indonesia
India
For a full list see the chapter on India in the ICOMOS book edited by Clive Ruggles and Michel Cotte. These sites include: J.M. Malville and Rana P.B. Singh have done much work on the archaeoastronomy of sacred sites in India.
Iran
Ireland
Italy
Kenya
Korea
Malta
Mexico
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Palestine
Tell es-Sultan also known as Tel Jericho, is the site of ancient and biblical Jericho and today a UNESCO-nominated archaeological site in the West Bank.
Pakistan
Peru
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Syria
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
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