About ISAAC

The International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture (ISAAC) is a professional organization established in 1996 to promote the academic development of archaeoastronomy, including ethnoastronomy. The goal of the Society is to enhance the professional status of archaeoastronomy by forming ties with existing international, regional and national academic bodies, organizing meetings, and assisting in the development of interdisciplinary projects in cultural astronomy in its widest sense.

ISAAC’s journal is Archaeoastronomy: The Journal of Astronomy in Culture published by the University of Texas Press.

ISAAC is responsible for the “Oxford” series of international symposia on archaeoastronomy. These are held at approximately four-year intervals and are the principal conferences in the field of archaeoastronomy and cultural astronomy. “Oxford VIII” was held in Lithuania in 2007 and “Oxford IX” is due to be held in Peru in 2011.

The Society’s current Officers and Council were elected in 2008 and serve until the next General Meeting, which is due to be held during the “Oxford IX” meeting in Peru in January 2011.

ISAAC is registered in the United States of America as a corporate body whose aims are exclusively charitable, educational and scientific. Click here to download a copy of ISAAC’s bylaws.