noun
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
Academic term for the study of ancient astronomical knowledge and practices.
古天文学は、古代遺跡の配置から当時の天文知識を読み解く学問だ。
Archaeoastronomy is a discipline that interprets ancient astronomical knowledge from the layout of archaeological sites.
Compound of 古 (ko, 'ancient') + 天文学 (tenmongaku, 'astronomy').