archaeastronomy
noun/ˌɑː(ɹ)ki.əsˈtɹɒnəmi/
Etymology
From archae- + astronomy.
- derived from astronomie
- inherited from astronomie
Definitions
The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy
The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy; the study of the astronomical systems and methods of ancient cultures often embracing the astrology and cosmology of the past.
- Archaeoastronomy is an endeavor to find out something about ancient astronomy and related matters through the use of archeological data and the study of ancient texts.
- The current fashion is to call the subject archaeoastronomy, as if it were more the business of astronomers or historians of astronomy than of archaeologists.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for archaeastronomy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA