Archaeastronomy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’nÉ™mi

Alternative forms

• archæastronomy, archaeoastronomy, archæoastronomy, archeastronomy, archeoastronomy

Origin

- + astronomy

Full definition of archaeastronomy

Noun

1. (astronomy, archaeology) 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.
• 1979, John Howland Rowe, "Review: Archaeoastronomy in Meso America and Peru," Latin American Research Review, vol. 14, no. 2, p. 227: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.