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NEWS ON THE IMPACT OF MAA ARTICLE ON MINOAN STAR SAILORS
A recent article in MAA has been highlighted in the Heritage Daily and in Historia National Geographic The research article entitled “Minoan star sailors: linking palace orientations with maritime trade routes and celestial navigation” by Alessandro Berio published in Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry Vol. 22, No 3, (2022), pp. 149-177 (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7388258), indicates that the Minoan civilization may have used "star trails" to navigate. This recent study carried out by the Italian archaeoastronomer at the University of Wales suggests that the ancient Minoans used "star trails" to trace their navigation routes and thus be able to safely reach all corners of the Mediterranean. Dr Berio examined the orientation of the great Minoan palaces (whose main characteristic are the large rectangular courtyards, generally oriented from north to south on the long axis ) along the navigation directions. The study showed that the palaces were oriented towards the rising and setting of certain stars that the ancient Minoan sailors used to orient themselves.
Special Issue - Archaeometry and Cultural Heritage: The Contribution of Geosciences
MAA has published a special Issue in 2018 (Vol.18, No.5) of selected papers after peer review of the session "archeometry and cultural heritages" in the framework of the annual conference on “Geosciences” in 2017 organized by the following Italian Societies (SIMP: Italian Society of Mineralogy and Petrology; SGI: Italy Geological Society; SOGEI: Italian Society of Geochemistry)
Special Issue - Astronomy in Culture
ΜΑΑ has published as a Special Issue in 2018 (Vol.18, No.4) selected Papers of the INSAP X – Oxford XI – SEAC 25th Joint Conference ‘ROAD TO THE STARS’, held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 18th–22nd September 2017
Special Issue - 2nd International Symposium on Virtual Archaeology Museums and Cultural Tourism
ΜΑΑ has published as a Special Issue in 2016 (Vol.16, No.5) selected papers after Peer Review from the 2nd International Symposium on Virtual Archaeology Museums and Cultural Tourism (September 2015 - Delphi, Greece).
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Special Issue - Société Européenne pour l'Astronomie dans la Culture (SEAC 2015) Conference
ΜΑΑ has published as a Special Issue in 2016 (Vol.16, No.4) selected papers after Peer Review from the SEAC 2015 "Astronomy in Past and Present Cultures" (November 2015 - University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy).
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Special Issue - 1st International Workshop on Virtual Archaeology, Museums and Cultural Tourism
ΜΑΑ has published as a Special Issue in 2014 (Vol.14, No.4) selected papers after Peer Review from the 1st International Workshop on Virtual Archaeology, Museums and Cultural Tourism (September 2013 - Delphi, Greece).
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Special Issue - Société Européenne pour l'Astronomie dans la Culture (SEAC 2013) Conference
ΜΑΑ has published as a Special Issue in 2014 (Vol.14, No.3) selected papers after Peer Review from the SEAC 2013 "Astronomy, mother of Civilization and Guide to the Future" (September 2013 - Athens, Greece).
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Special Issue - Luminescence in Archaeology International Symposium (L.A.I.S)
ΜΑΑ has published as a Special Issue in 2013 (Vol.13, No.3) selected papers after Peer Review from the 2nd Meeting of the Luminescence in Archaeology International Symposium (L.A.I.S) (September 2012 - Lisbon, Portugal).
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MAA in Discovery News!
Discovery News hosting an article entitled " Pyramid of Mystery Pharaoh possibly Located " by Rosselina Lorenzi about Prof. Magli's research which appeared in 10.2 issue of MAA concerning the long lost tomb of the 4300 year-old Egyptian pharaoh Userkane.
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MAA in Science!
Science Magazine in Editor's Choice: Highlights of the recent literature holds an article by Brooks Hanson entitled "Tracing the Ancient Glass Trade" (DOI: 10.1126/science.329.5991.492-a) about the recearch of Henderson et al. published in MAA issue 10.1
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