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Esteban, C.
Bibliographical reference
"IVth SEAC Meeting "Astronomy and Culture", p. 157 - 164"
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1997
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Description
The author discusses possible astral and astronomical elements that
could be related to the religious world of the pre-Roman Iberian
culture. The widespread cult to a fertility goddess and her assimilation
to eastern deities having celestial attributes, indicate possible astral
elements in the ancient religion of the Iberians. Moreover, the presence
of a custom in the orientation of Iberian shrines suggests that
astronomy could have played a role in the construction and purpose of
these sanctuaries. Finally, the author presents preliminary results on
archaeoastronomical fieldwork performed at the Iberian shrine of La
Serreta, which constitutes a suggestive starting point for further
studies.