archaeoastronomical

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archaeo- +‎ astronomical

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archaeoastronomical (not comparable)

  1. (astronomy) Relating to archaeastronomy.
    • 2021 January 19, Becky Ferreira, quoting Alison Sheridan, “A Bitter Archaeological Feud Over an Ancient Vision of the Cosmos”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      “There’s plenty of evidence for archaeoastronomical orientations and an interest in cosmology and the night sky, the day sky, the planets and the stars during the Bronze Age,” said Alison Sheridan, an archaeologist who has worked with National Museums Scotland and was formerly president of the Prehistoric Society, an international group that promotes prehistoric research.

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