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archaeology
[ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee]
noun
the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, especially those that have been excavated.
Rare.ancient history; the study of antiquity.
archaeology
/ ˌɑːkɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ /
noun
the study of man's past by scientific analysis of the material remains of his cultures See also prehistory protohistory
archaeology
The scientific study of past human life and culture by the examination of physical remains, such as graves, tools, and pottery.
archaeology
The recovery and study of material objects, such as graves, buildings, tools, artworks, and human remains, to investigate the structure and behavior of past cultures. Archaeologists rely on physical remains as clues to the emergence and development of human societies and civilizations. Anthropologists, by contrast, to interact with living people to study their cultures.
Other 51Թ Forms
- archaeologist noun
- ˌˈDz adverb
- archaeological adjective
- ˌˈDZDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of archaeology1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of archaeology1
Example Sentences
It remains in a makeshift shelter – not far from a new museum of local archaeology.
Their discovery – alongside bone fragments identified by an inscribed urn as belonging to the Buddha himself – reverberated through the world of archaeology.
He became interested in anthropology and archaeology and moved to the village of Nibutani in Hokkaido to be among the Ainu community.
In archaeology, the hills made up of the ruins of successive eras — often many yards deep and spanning centuries or even millennia — are called “tells.”
Among those in the trench was Billie, who said she's been interested in archaeology since childhood.
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