Pawnee Star Chart Reveals Indigenous Origin Story
TL;DR
The Pawnee Star Chart, created around 1625 by the Skiri band of the Pawnee Nation, is an elk-skin depiction of the night sky whose exact purpose remains debated; it may have served as a mnemonic device for priests to recount origin myths rather than a precise star map.
Topics:sciencehistory-and-archaeology#celestial-map#history-and-archaeology#indigenous-american-art#night-sky-depiction#pawnee-star-chart#skiri-pawnee
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