Duane Hamacher

A Cultural Comparison Of The ‘dark Constellations’ In The Milky Way

SR Gullberg, DW Hamacher, A Martín-Lopez, J Mejuto, AM Munro, W Orchiston

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage

Cultures around the world find meaning in the groupings of stars and features in the Milky Way. The striking appearance of our Gal..

Solstice and Solar Position Observations in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditions

DW Hamacher, RS Fuller, TM Leaman, D Bosun

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage

A major focus of archaeoastronomical research conducted around the world is to understand how ancient cultures observed sunrise an..

Native American Traditions of Meteor Crater, Arizona: Fact, Fiction, or Appropriation?

DW Hamacher

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage

Hopi and Navajo oral traditions describing the formation of Meteor ‘Barringer’ Crater in Arizona are reported in early twentieth c..

Observations of red-giant variable stars by Aboriginal Australians

DW Hamacher

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Australian Journal of Anthropology

Aboriginal Australians carefully observe the properties and positions of stars, including both overt and subtle changes in their b..

Historical Nov and Supernov

A Pagnotta, DW Hamacher, K Tanabe, V Trimble, N Vogt

Journal article  |  2018  |  Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

This paper brings together the chief points raised during FM5 by astronomers, archaeologists, and historians whose research intere..

Indigenous use of stellar scintillation to predict weather and seasonal change

DW Hamacher, J Barsa, S Passi, A Tapim

Journal article  |  2018  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria

Indigenous peoples across the world observe the motions and positions of stars to develop seasonal calendars. Changing properties ..

A methodology for testing horizon astronomy in Australian aboriginal cultural sites: A case study

TM Leaman, DW Hamacher

Journal article  |  2018  |  Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry

Australian aboriginal astronomy - an overview

RP Norris, DW Hamacher

Book Chapter  |  2015

The traditional cultures of Aboriginal Australians include a significant astronomical component, perpetuated through oral traditio..

Using Modern Technologies to Capture and Share Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge

M Nakata, D Hamacher, J Warren, A Byrne, M Pagnucco, R Harley, S Venugopal, K Thorpe, R Neville, R Bolt

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australian Academic & Research Libraries

Indigenous Knowledge is important for Indigenous communities across the globe and for the advancement of our general scientific kn..

Astronomical orientations of bora ceremonial grounds in southeast Australia

RS Fuller, DW Hamacher, RP Norris

Journal article  |  2013  |  Australian Archaeology