08: Professor Clive Ruggles

Clive Ruggles is Emeritus Professor of Archaeoastronomy in the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester, UK. He has worked in many parts of the world and published numerous books, papers and articles including the 3-volume Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy (2014), for which he was editor-in-chief. He has ongoing fieldwork and analysis projects in Hawai‘i, Peru and Europe and is a leading figure in the joint initiative by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the International Astronomical Union working to recognise, protect, and promote the world's most important astronomical heritage sites. He was awarded the Royal Astronomical Society’s new Agnes Clerke Medal in 2017 for a “lifetime of distinguished work in the overlapping areas of archaeology, astronomy and the history of science”.For more about Clive and his work visit https://www3.cliveruggles.com/ and https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/people/emeritus/ruggles Marnie Ogg is talking to some of the brightest minds in their field, about the topic of light pollution and ways to protect our night skies.Website: https://www.darkskytraveller.com.au/podcast and www.bitesz.com/darkskyconversations Subscribe, rate and review at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or any good podcast app.#astronomy #science #light #lightpollution #darkskies #darksky  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy