archaeastronomy
/ˌɑː(ɹ)ki.əsˈtɹɒnəmi/
archaeastronomy noun: 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.
Noun
archaeastronomy (uncountable)
- 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.1979, John Howland Rowe, “Review: Archaeoastronomy in Meso America and Peru”, in Latin American Research Review, volume 14, number 2, page 227
- 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.1989, John Michell, A Little History of Astro-Archaeology, page 6
archaeastronomy meaning in Persian
archaeastronomy in Persian
- The archeological study of astronomy
- باستاناخترشناسی bâstâna-xtaršenâsi
Forms of archaeastronomy
| alternative form | archæastronomy |
|---|---|
| alternative form | archaeoastronomy |
| alternative form | archæoastronomy |
| alternative form | archeastronomy |
| alternative form | archeoastronomy |
Origin of archaeastronomy
From archae- + astronomy.
Words that rhyme with archaeastronomy
Questions about archaeastronomy
- What does archaeastronomy mean?
- Archaeastronomy means 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.
- What is archaeastronomy in Persian?
- Archaeastronomy in Persian is باستاناخترشناسی (bâstâna-xtaršenâsi). See Archaeastronomy meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is archaeastronomy?
- Archaeastronomy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce archaeastronomy?
- Archaeastronomy is pronounced /ˌɑː(ɹ)ki.əsˈtɹɒnəmi/.
Words near archaeastronomy in the dictionary
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