But in a controversial new study, researchers point to ancient cave paintings as proof that people who lived nearly 40,000 years ago already had this advanced knowledge of astronomy.

While some historians credit the ancient Greeks with the development of astronomy, new findings show that its origins are likely far more ancient. According to a study published in Athens Journal ...

In an article entitled “Greek Cosmogony and Astronomy”, Dr. K. Lund-mark briefly traces the development of Greek astronomy from the first indications of some primitive astronomical knowledge ...

THE traditional view that the knowledge of astronomy of the Greece of classical times had been derived from Egypt, ... Astronomy in Ancient Egypt. Nature 144, 1041–1042 (1939) ...