It reveals the connection between science and world views in different culture. It puts present-day technological differences between societies into a world historical context. In the humanities classroom, the role of astronomical observation in daily life can stimulate interest in science. In the science classroom, evidence of the equality of cultures and peoples can stimulate interest in multiculturalism. This reintegration is based on the assumption that science, in some form or other, is a universal activity.
All people seek to discover meaning in human existence.
Their yearning is the drive for an umbrella of illusions and pseudo-explanations. Culture is the result of any human endeavor to provide this meaning. Each culture constitutes a perspective from which individuals interpret the natural and social worlds. Few people normally think of multiculturalism in the context of science, but there are important areas of overlap between the two. Though archaeoastronomy is a new field, it already has tremendous power as a tool for linking disciplines and cultures together.