A Commentary on L. V. Morrison, “On the Analysis of Megalithic Lunar Sightlines in Scotland”, Archaeoastronomy, Supplement of the Journal for the History of Astronomy, 1980, 2: 65–77

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  • Lionel Sims University of East London

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Commentary on L. V. Morrison

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A Commentary on L. V. Morrison, "On the Analysis of Megalithic Lunar Sightlines in Scotland", Archaeoastronomy, Supplement of the Journal for the History of Astronomy, 1980, 2: 65-77

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2019-08-15

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Sims, L. (2019). A Commentary on L. V. Morrison, “On the Analysis of Megalithic Lunar Sightlines in Scotland”, Archaeoastronomy, Supplement of the Journal for the History of Astronomy, 1980, 2: 65–77. Journal of Skyscape Archaeology, 5(1), 79-89. https://doi.org/10.1558/jsa.38837