archaeology

noun

ar·chae·ol·o·gy | \ ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jē

variants: or archeology

Definition of archaeology

1 : the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities

2 : remains of the culture of a people : antiquities the archaeology of the Incas

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Other Words from archaeology

archaeological \ ˌär-kē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

\ adjective

archaeologically \ ˌär-kē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

archaeologist \ ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jist

\ noun

Examples of archaeology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That’s actually a formal type of archaeology according to Notre Dame Professor of Anthropology Mark Schurr, who is leading the dig in cooperation with the Kankakee Valley Historical Society (KVHS). — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2022 First domesticated about 9,000 years ago in what is now Mexico, maize played an important role in both Mesoamerican culture and the history of archaeology. — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2022 New for 2022 is the University of Wisconsin System with archaeology professor Seth Schneider leading a tour on Native American culture and history on July 31. — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2022 His stance prompted an outcry among staffers at Montpelier, and late last month the foundation fired several of the more outspoken, including the chief curator and a director of archaeology. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 Carol Anne Barsody, a graduate student in archaeology at Cornell University, was looking for a case study for her research. — Maxime Tamsett, CNN, 1 May 2022 This free interactive exhibit explains the science of archaeology, and features artifacts from several dig sites in Columbia, both prehistoric and historic. — Hartford Courant, 6 May 2022 But photogrammetry is also having a major impact there, said Radek Palonka, a professor of archaeology at Jagiellonian University in Poland who has studied Native American rock art in the Mesa Verde region for several years. — Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 4 May 2022 The first is a series of rooms which strike you as a monumental archaeology of post-industrial decay. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2022 See More

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