P 21208-G19 ASTROSIM
 
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Final Report

a) Peer-reviewed

  • Georg Zotti and Wolfgang Neubauer. Kreisgrabenanlagen: Expressions of Power Linked to the Sky. In Astronomy and Power (Proc. SEAC2010, Gilching/Munich, Germany), BAR international, to appear.
  • Georg Zotti and Wolfgang Neubauer. Astronomical Aspects of Kreisgrabenanlagen (Neolithic Circular Ditch Systems) - An Interdisciplinary Approach. In Clive L. N. Ruggles, editor, Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy: Building Bridges between Cultures, (Proc. IAU Symposium 278, "Oxford-IX", January 5-14 2011, Lima, Peru), pages 349-356. International Astronomical Union, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
  • Georg Zotti and Wolfgang Neubauer. Astronomical and Topographical Orientation of Kreisgrabenanlagen in Lower Austria. In Fernando Pimenta et al., editors, Stars and Stones (Proc. SEAC2011, Evora, Portugal), BAR international, to appear.
  • Georg Zotti and Wolfgang Neubauer. A Virtual Reconstruction Approach for Archaeoastronomical Research. In Gabriele Guidi and Alonzo C. Addison, editors, Proc. VSMM2012 (Virtual Systems in the Information Society), pages 33-40, Milano, September 2012. IEEE.
  • Georg Zotti and Wolfgang Neubauer. Virtual Reconstructions in a Desktop Planetarium for Demonstrations in Cultural Astronomy. In M. Ioannides, D. Fritsch, J. Leissner, R. Davies, F. Remondino, and R. Caffo, editors, Progress in Cultural Heritage Preservation (Proc. 4th International Conference EuroMed 2012, Limassol, Cyprus, Oct. 29-Nov. 3, 2012), volume 7616 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 170-180, Springer, Heidelberg, November 2012.

 

b) Non peer-reviewed

  • Georg Zotti. Astronomical Orientation of Neolithic Circular Ditch Systems (Kreisgrabenanlagen). In Luisa Pigatto and Valeria Zanini, editors, Astronomy and its Instruments before and after Galileo, (Proceedings of the Joint Symposium International Astronomical Union - INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Italy, held in Venice, San Servolo Island, Italy, 28 September - 2 October 2009) Padova, 2010. CLEUP.
  • Georg Zotti and Wolfgang Neubauer. Astronomische Aspekte der Kreisgrabenanlagen Niederösterreichs. In Peter Melichar and Wolfgang Neubauer, editors, Mittelneolithische Kreisgrabenanlagen in Niederösterreich, Mitteilungen der Prähistorischen Kommission, chapter 5, pages 136-167. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, 2010.
  • Georg Zotti, Wolfgang Neubauer, Petra Schneidhofer, and Ralf Totschnig. Simulation of astronomical aspects of middle neolithic circular ditch systems. In Mémoire du sol, espace des hommes, volume suppl.33 of Archeo-Sciences - revue d'archéométrie (Proc. 8th international conf. on archaeological prospection, Sept. 8-12, 2009, CNAM Paris), pages 379-382. Presses Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes 2009.
  • Georg Zotti: Der Sterngarten - Neu in Google Earth. Der Sternenbote 2010/9, Astronomisches Büro, Wien.
  • Georg Zotti and Wolfgang Neubauer. Virtual reality in archaeoastronomical research. In Daria Hookk, editor, Proc. of The First International Conference "Virtual Archaeology 2012": Program and Abstracts, St. Petersburg, page 25, St. Petersburg, June 2012.
  • Georg Zotti and Wolfgang Neubauer. Virtual reality reconstructions and astronomical simulation of Neolithic monuments in Austria. In Daria Hookk, editor, Proc. of The First International Conference "Virtual Archaeology 2012": Program and Abstracts, St. Petersburg, page 40, St. Petersburg, June 2012.
  • Georg Zotti and Hatice Skarits. Zwischen Solstitium und Äquinox. Astronomie + Raumfahrt im Unterricht, 49/6(132):23-27, December 2012.

 

c) Stand-alone publications

none

 

d) Publications for the general public and other publications

  • Interview for TV Documentary "Genie und Geometrie", Austria 2010. Unfortunately, it was given just weeks before the stellar hypothesis was found untenable.
  • The project was featured in an article: Marianna Ridderstad, "Ymyräkaivannoista tarkkailtiin Aurinkoa kivikaudella" ("The KGAs were used to observe the sun in the Neolithic"), in Tähdet ja avaruus 2010-08, the largest popular astronomy journal in Finland.

 

 
 
 

With support from
FWFDer Wissenschaftsfonds