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• Antonello, Elio

The simulations of the sky for the very far past are briefly discussed, and a possible application to the study of the Bear constellations, in particular for the epoch of the last glacial maximum, is presented; reference is made to the different length of seasons, climate and environment. Many ethnographic studies described the special relationship between men and bears, in connection also with a cosmic hunt, and it may be possible that such a relation dates back to the Palaeolithic epoch.

• History and Archaeology

• Αρχαιολογία

astronomical software, Ursa Major, palaeoclimate, ethnography

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