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archeoastronomy
The interdisciplinary study that attempts to determine how much astronomy prehistoric people knew and how it influenced their lives. It involves multiple disciplines: astronomy to chart the heavens, archeology to probe the cultural context, engineering to survey sites, and ethnology to provide clues to the cultural past. Archeoastronomy has prompted valuable insights into the astronomy of the past, even to revolutionizing some models of prehistoric cultures.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Επιστήμη
- Category: Γενική επιστήμη
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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