Meet Dr. John Knight Lundwall
Unveiling the Mysteries of Ancient Myths and Cultures
Writer, Author, Lecturer and Photographer
Dr. Lundwall is a founding member of the Utah Cultural Astronomy Project. UCAP is composed of a team of researchers investigating the cultural astronomy contained within the rock imagery and ancient sites of the indigenous inhabitants of present-day Utah. The UCAP team has made several, significant, and original discoveries about the Fremont culture and its cultural environs.
Keep up to date with Dr. Lundwall’s presentations, appearances, trips, tours, and photos at this website. You may also contact him with any questions or ideas you have. You can support Dr. Lundwall’s research by contributing on the Donate page or by purchasing signed pictures and items from the Store. Follow Dr. Lundwall’s research on ancient myth traditions, including his groundbreaking revelations discussed in his book Mythos & Cosmos: Mind and Meaning in the Oral Age. He lives in Utah and is an avid backyard astronomer, astrophotographer, and hiker of the outdoors
John Knight Lundwall, Ph.D.
John Knight Lundwall holds a doctorate in comparative myth and religion from the Joseph Campbell school of comparative myth, Pacifica Graduate Institute, out of California, where he teaches as an Associate Professor in Myth Studies. Lundwall’s undergraduate training is in literature and literary analysis. He is a published author, academic and popular presenter, and has served as an academic managing editor. He has published several peer-reviewed articles and essays in popular magazines. His major area of research is on the epistemology of orality and the creation of ancient myth, with a focus on oral cosmology and cultural astronomy.
Dr. Lundwall is also an avid photographer and focuses on taking his camera to sacred sites around the world. From ancient tombs, temples, and pyramids, to standing stones and simple petroglyph shrines and alcoves, Lundwall explores the idea of the sacred manifest in many different cultures.
Cultural Astronomy
Dr. Lundwall is a founding board member of the Utah Valley Astronomy Club, a non-profit organization partnering with state and national parks in Utah to run their astronomy programs. Dr. Lundwall gives presentations on the night sky and astronomy tours. He is also a tour leader to ancient sites and has given tours at home and abroad.
As the Project Leader of the Utah Cultural Astronomy Project (UCAP), Dr. Lundwall has put together a team of researchers to investigate the archeoastronomy of ancient rock art found in present-day Utah. With his research partner and archeologist John McHugh, the UCAP team has surveyed the rock art and natural features of Clear Creek Canyon, home of Fremont Indian State Park and Museum. They have made several original discoveries and insights about the ancient Fremont people. Read about their work in their forthcoming book, The Sun in the Stone: A Field Guide to the Cultural Astronomy of Fremont Indian State Park.
They have also done extensive work in the Uintah Basin and have made significant discoveries at sun shrines and rock art panels. UCAP shares some of their work with the Utah Rock Art Research Association (URARA) and often present at their annual symposiums.
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