Problems in traditional research methodology archaeoastronomy in archaeological sites inaccessible: application to the case of Valle de Jesus de Otoro

Abstract

Many of honduran archaeological sites are located in private properties or badly preserved, this situation make these sites difficult to study from the archaeoastronomical point of view by classical astrogeodesical methods. Otoro Valley is a well known rich area in lenca archaeological sites, despite of that it presents several problems for research purposes, particularly for Archaeoastronomy. Between them we have mainly property or entry issues, bad conservation status and invaded or partially invisible structures because of the tropical vegetation. In this work the use of modern geodesical techniques is proposed for archaeoastronomical studies in this type of context as alternative to classical techniques using Jesus de Otoro Valley as a case study.

Revista Ciencias Espaciales, Vol.4(2) 2011, 33-41