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Science

Astronomy

• Astronomy resources at Parsa's Page
  Atlases, catalogs, and finding aids.

• Keepers of the Double Stars — Joseph S. Tenn, Sonoma State University
  The history of double star astronomy and double star catalogs

Archaeology

European Megaliths

• The Megalithic Portal
  The primary website about megaliths in Europe, and throughout the world.

• Stone Pages
  Stonehenge, stone circles, dolmens, ancient standing stones, cairns, barrows, hillforts and archaeology of megalithic Europe. The site has an excellent MegaLinks page of websites dealing with specific sites and areas.

• The Modern Antiquarian — site list
  Site associated with author Julian Cope. It has pages for megalithic sites, including stone circles, standing stones and rows, chambered tombs, barrows and cairns, henges and earthworks, etc.

• megalithomania — Home of Irish Prehistory
  Megalithomania.com is a site originally dedicated to Irish megaliths, but now expanded to include all sorts of antiquities that are of importance/interest. It now covers historic and prehistoric sites across Ireland, including Neolithic, Bronze Age, Early Christian and Medieval monuments.

• Megalithics
  An archive of over 5000 photos of stone circles and other megalithic monuments in the British Isles, Ireland and Europe. Here you will find Portal Dolmens, Recumbent Stone Circles, Cup and Ring Carvings, Long Barrows, Cairns, Passage Graves, Wedge Tombs, etc. Most sites have full spherical VR panoramas and infrared photography, plus ten figure map references measured on site using GPS.

• www.prehistoricjersey.net
  Megalithic monuments on the island of Jersey, including passage graves, round barrows, and menhirs

• Megalithic Guernsey
  Megalithic monuments on the island of Guernsey.

• Carnac and the Megaliths of Morbihan
  Megalithic monuments in the region around Carnac, France, including stone alignments, stone circles, dolmens, and menhirs.

• Archaeoastronomy papers by Alexander Thom and family
  Archaeoastronomy papers published by Alexander Thom, his son Archibald Stevenson Thom, and his grandson Alexander Strang Thom.

Cartography

• Using topographic maps today
  Helpful links and lessons to using paper maps and map tools in the 21st century.