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- noun The study of the knowledge, interpretations, and practices of ancient cultures regarding celestial objects or phenomena.
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- noun hypercorrect Alternative spelling of
archaeastronomy .
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Examples
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Pre-Hispanic civilizations, developed what today is called "archaeoastronomy," planning their cities, as well as much of their social, economic and political activities based on the movements of the stars.
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Pre-Hispanic civilizations, developed what today is called "archaeoastronomy," planning their cities, as well as much of their social, economic and political activities based on the movements of the stars.
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In fact, his work has been termed “archaeoastronomy,” a pseudo-academic title.
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Alun Salt's Clioaudio ranges freely across the discipline, but often returns to his interest in archaeology and archaeoastronomy.
Blogging Archaeology and the Archaeology of Blogging - Blogging Archaeology 2008
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After the event we were able to duck out for a quick beer and delightful, stimulating talk on Colorado archaeology, oggam inscriptions, local fishing, the Alta Mira Press, archaeoastronomy, and the academic life.
Meeting Chas 2007
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Also, thanks to Alun of archaeoastronomy for letting me know about this program on Sappho.
Homer and Sappho 2006
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The first thing I missed mentioning, though, was the Carnivalesque XIII on archaeoastronomy.
Indeed, she lives! 2006
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The first thing I missed mentioning, though, was the Carnivalesque XIII on archaeoastronomy.
Archive 2006-03-01 2006
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Also, thanks to Alun of archaeoastronomy for letting me know about this program on Sappho.
Archive 2006-03-01 2006
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My other two papers are on Apollonius of Rhodes' Medea in comparison to Hellenistic women and interpreting Inanna with archaeoastronomy and Jung.
oroboros commented on the word archaeoastronomy
"It is Gerald Hawkins and also Alexander Thom to whom we must give credit for reviving serious interest in archaeoastronomy. Hawkins' articles in Nature and Science and finally his book Stonehenge Decoded (1965) drew the attention of astronomers, archaeologists, and the public to the fascinating story of Stonehenge. Hawkins named his studies astroarchaeology, by which he meant the application of astronomy to the understanding of ancient structures." --Ray A. Williamson, Living the Sky - The Cosmos of the American Indian, 1984, p. 12-13
May 6, 2010
qms commented on the word archaeoastronomy
We've learned of our ancestors' yearning
In scholarship subtly discerning
Called archaeoastronomy,
While paleoeconomy
Is knowledge of primitive earning.
August 11, 2016