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I was surprised to see a few of the somewhat unqualified and negative comments on there about Aboriginal Astronomy. I find most astronomers that make these comments have rarely spent a lot of time studying the topic. I can understand why many don't consider it 'science' in the modern sense, but it does represent some of the earliest ponderings about the cosmos and was an effort to explain natural phenomena.
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The problem I and many others have with these topics isn't related so much to the science, or lack of it. It's a result of the "miraculous" sudden appearance of, for instance, a native astronomy that often didn't previously exist, in literature or spoken language, and only appears to have very conveniently sprung into being simply to fulfill the requirements and demands of some contemporary revisionist cultural, ethnic or political agenda.
For the record, I'm not only referring to Aboriginal or New Zealand Maori history; it's become a common trend worldwide.