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 \-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

archaeologist \ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jist

\ noun

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Since the 1980s, when experimental archaeology came into fashion, archaeologists started international competitions using prehistoric weaponry. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Archaeologists armed with spears demonstrate how Neanderthals hunted," 28 June 2018 Yet archaeology alone has left many questions unanswered, such as who exactly lived in those early sites and how they were related to each other. — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, "The Great Breakup: The First Arrivals to the Americas Split Into Two Groups," 31 May 2018 The committee heard reports on a traffic model, Alamo market study and archaeology in Alamo Plaza. — Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, "Next Alamo hearing to give public more information," 10 July 2018 Stephen Davis, an archaeology professor at University College Dublin, said there had not been a significant excavation since the 1970s, leaving researchers unable to precisely date the henges. — Daniel Victor, New York Times, "Drought and Drone Reveal ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Signs of Ancient Henge in Ireland," 13 July 2018 Consider David Walton, whose advanced degree is in archaeology from Boston University. — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, "College faculty's attempt to unionize reveals problems at Lake-Sumter," 30 Apr. 2018 Deepest of all is the archaic age, where mythology locates Romulus and Remus and their Trojan ancestor Aeneas, and archaeology finds clusters of wooden huts on hilltops around the boggy forum. — Greg Woolf, WSJ, "‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived," 29 June 2018 His father is a professor of early Chinese history and archaeology at Columbia. — New York Times, "Jasmine Bernstein Yin, Richard Li," 17 June 2018 It's estimated these communities headed west around 1630, said Bob Genheimer, curator of archaeology at the Cincinnati Museum Center. — Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, "Tribute or racial slur: Is it time for schools to give up Native American mascots?," 11 June 2018

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