While the term archaeoastronomy was not used before 1973, Professor Arkinstall of Weychester University was talking of ‘Neolithic observatories’ in the 1890s. Of course, not everyone took him seriously, for he also talked of ‘machines on other planets that supplanted the flesh’.
While the term archaeoastronomy was not used before 1973, Professor Arkinstall of Weychester University was talking of 'Neolithic observatories' in the 1890s. Of course, not everyone took him seriously, for he also talked of 'machines on other planets that supplanted the flesh'.
— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) January 3, 2021