archaeology
noun
ar·chae·ol·o·gy
ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jē 
variants
or archeology
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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The discovery, which was made in 2024 but not announced until December, was carried out by Inrap, France's national institution for preventive archaeology.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
While at Harvard, Cooper learned about the decades-old unsolved murder of Jane Britton, a young archaeology student, and is haunted by it long after graduation.
—Rebecca Hannigan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Recovering lost cultural history Malawi was a British colony when Hora 1 was first excavated in 1950, a time when archaeology seemed more like treasure hunting than science, Thompson said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
So, with the support of the school for developing an introductory class on archaeology, Harris-Thacker developed one.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
While at Harvard, Cooper learned about the decades-old unsolved murder of Jane Britton, a young archaeology student, and is haunted by it long after graduation.
—Rebecca Hannigan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Recovering lost cultural history Malawi was a British colony when Hora 1 was first excavated in 1950, a time when archaeology seemed more like treasure hunting than science, Thompson said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
So, with the support of the school for developing an introductory class on archaeology, Harris-Thacker developed one.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
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archaeology
noun
ar·chae·ol·o·gy
variants
or archeology
: the science that deals with past human life as shown by fossil relics and the monuments and tools left by ancient peoples
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