archaeology

ar·chae·ol·o·gy

noun \ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jē\

Definition of ARCHAEOLOGY

1

: the scientific study of material remains (as fossil relics, artifacts, and monuments) of past human life and activities

2

: remains of the culture of a people : antiquities

— ar·chae·o·log·i·cal \ˌär-kē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

— ar·chae·o·log·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— ar·chae·ol·o·gist \ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jist\ noun

Variants of ARCHAEOLOGY

ar·chae·ol·o·gy or ar·che·ol·o·gy \ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jē\

Origin of ARCHAEOLOGY

French archéologie, from Late Latin archaeologia antiquarian lore, from Greek archaiologia, from archaio- + -logia -logy

First Known Use: 1837

Other Archaeology Terms

Attic, Byzantine, Paleolithic, cairn, core, flint, horizon, neolithic, shard, stratum

Rhymes with ARCHAEOLOGY

cosmetology, etymology, genealogy, martyrology, phraseology, radiology