Anthrophile

"We are a way for the universe to know itself. Some part of our being knows this is where we came from. We long to return. And we can, because the cosmos is also within us.” — Carl Sagan      These famous words uttered by the late Carl Sagan, may be considered to be the precursor of numerous enthusiasts to understand the universe and in turn to understand ourselves. The discipline of Archaeoastronomy does exactly this, it tries to understand how early humans made sense of the sky and the cosmos , and in turn decode certain secrets of our evolution.      Humans are inherently curious beings. We try to make sense of whatever is observed and try to explicate in terms that are acceptable by the masses of the time. Scientific and technological advancement today, has helped us understand a myriad of phenomena which were once totally inexplicable. During a time when our world was devoid of man-made illuminations, the night sky would’ve truly been a sight to ...