Some answers, comments, express of interest
Gjore CENEV
Mladinski Kulturen Centar
…Our Ministry for Culture had approved my project "Establishment of National database in the filed of archeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy".
The recourses are not big, but they are enough for start and for participation in the project that you suggested, with the cooperation of other countries in the region.
Database will be available on Internet to all that are interested. At the beginning database will contain all information on the Megalithic Observatory Kokino, as well as a great number of information regarding the ethnoastronomy.
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My book "Sky over the Macedonia" was published and there are lot of information from ethnoastronomy and ethnometeorology that are directly collected from Macedonian people in the past 22 years. Second enriched version of Celestial map of Macedonian people was also published and is essential part of the book.
I hope that this will create a basis for a good cooperation with you and with other researchers and institutions from the other countries in the region….”
Mehmet Emin ÖZEL
Çanakkale University (COMU), Physique Faculty, Turkey
…There is an important class of astronomical heritage item which we were stressing in our earlier correspondance and tried hard to include it in the UNESCO proposal: impact craters and related and unrelated meteorites, their sites etc. identification of craters is a bit shyly (with only 2 lines in the whole text, even our insistence of wider coverage) included in the proposal. I think this should also be included in the list of heritage items.
…I would propose that, impact craters, their identification and study should be one of the discussion topics.
Ioannis LIRITZIS
University of the Aegean, Dept of Mediterranean Studies, Lab of Archaeometry, Rhodes, Greece
…I am personally interested to participate in this working group of AHC. Please take into account my interest in any application to EU for funding the project…
…Yes I would like to participate officially and join any grant application effort to UNESCO…
Margarita METAXA
Aesakeio High School, Athens, Greece
…Please let me know if I can help you in a more specific way…
Emilia PASZTOR
Kecskemet, Hungary
…I am also interested in your working group "Astronomy and cultural heritage". Could you give me more information about it?…
Izold Pustylnik
Tartu Observatory, Estonia
He likes also to contribute to WG activity.
Eleni ROVITHIS-LIVANIOU
Department of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics, Faculty of Physics, University of Athens
…Please, find attached the information for the new bilateral Greek-Romanian collaboration. It is exactly for our heritage...
Irakli Simonia
President of Association Astroarchaeocaucasus, Georgia
Here in Georgia we have unique archaeoastronomical heritage. Our association Astroarchaeocaucasus to intend study it. We will glad to collaborate with you within heritage program.
Alex GURSHTEIN
President of the Commission 41 "History of Astronomy"
International Astronomical Union
I think your activity is of a great importance for the entire community.
Gennady Pinigin
Nikolaev Astronomical Observatory, Ukraine
...New WG headed by you is very timely and useful for cooperation and discussion of some problems connected with researches and protection of historical sites and objects, instruments etc. In this connection I have interest to the WG of the ANC and intend to take available part in its activity.
During last years we engaged by historical research of the Nikolaev Astronomical Observatory (NAO) as astronomical heritage in Ukraine. There are several printed articles about the NAO history. Aim of our efforts is organization of protection of NAO main building. Finally, in the NAO necessary description of main building, old clocks, instruments etc is prepared.
Hope for effective collaboration.
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