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Cultures (HAD). Oral session, Monday, January 15 Salon del Rey
Central, Hilton At several past AAS meetings questions regarding
the use of archaeoastronomy in an introductory course were
asked. A novel approach using site data and the three
dimensional imaging capability of the Digistar 2 planetarium
projector could provide a unique answer to those questions. The
use of virtual reality allows the student to visit ancient sites
in a scientifically sound manner based on scientific data. This
approach should help alleviate the concerns had by some of our
colleagues who feel archaeoastronomy is not grounded in good
science and therefore should not be included in any astronomy
course. The talk will highlight the techniques used for data
collection and display. Program listing for Monday