archaeoastronomy
noun
ar·chaeo·as·tron·o·my
ˌär-kē-(ˌ)ō-ə-ˈsträ-nə-mē 
: the study of the astronomy of ancient cultures
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Decoding Göbekli Tepe with archaeoastronomy: What does the fox say?
German Archaeological Institute.
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Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
In 2022, one group of scientists took this impressive display of archaeoastronomy a step further and argued that Stonehenge was actually a 365-day calendar.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023
Park rangers offer regular archaeoastronomy programs that explain the ways the Chacoan people wove astronomy into their culture and architecture.
—Outside Online, 15 Sep. 2022
There's no doubt a clash of academic cultures here—archaeoastronomy places more emphasis on social and cultural evidence and interpretations, whereas astronomy is all about precise data.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2018
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Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
In 2022, one group of scientists took this impressive display of archaeoastronomy a step further and argued that Stonehenge was actually a 365-day calendar.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023
Park rangers offer regular archaeoastronomy programs that explain the ways the Chacoan people wove astronomy into their culture and architecture.
—Outside Online, 15 Sep. 2022
There's no doubt a clash of academic cultures here—archaeoastronomy places more emphasis on social and cultural evidence and interpretations, whereas astronomy is all about precise data.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2018
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