How to Use archaeology in a Sentence

archaeology

noun
  • Take a closer look at a find that has stunned the archaeology world.
    Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Here are three of our most eye-catching archaeology stories from the past week.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The search picked back up in 1974, when an archaeology group looked for parts of the plane at the site.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
  • If there were a finder’s fee for incredible archaeology, a lot of it would be paid to mud.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Sep. 2020
  • This combination of a high rate of melt and a high traffic makes the range a hotspot for glacial archaeology.
    Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
  • The grounds will also serve as a field school for archaeology and education hub and tour site.
    Brian Smale, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2021
  • It has since been turned over an archaeology museum in Schleswig.
    Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2020
  • But the genre’s archaeology was not confined to its own history.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2023
  • You're known for bringing cutting-edge tools such as Lidar to the field of archaeology.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Most stories about archaeology turn out to be about mortality in the end.
    Tobias Carroll, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Here are three of our most recent eye-catching archaeology stories.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The raid on the British Institute shook the world of archaeology.
    Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The study is also a reminder that the field of archaeology has much to offer modern ecologists.
    Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 7 June 2018
  • The technology has transformed the day-to-day work of archaeology in the jungle.
    Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2019
  • Alyssa Catlin, a PhD student in archaeology, said health care was a big concern for her.
    Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, the group got in-the-field lessons about the colliers, their habits and works, and some of the technology and tools of the archaeology trade.
    Steve Smith, courant.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Digital archaeology takes the process a few steps further, Muth said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
  • This is the Nebra sky disk, and nothing else like it has been found in European archaeology.
    New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
  • Spend a day in the city’s art, history, and archaeology museums, then take an evening stroll through the historic center’s shops, cafés, and bars.
    Rachel Brown, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • The men the Greens chose as their buyers were straight out of Bible archaeology’s seedy-saintly central casting.
    Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2016
  • Some still contain the archaeology of ancient Puebloan rock structures or steps cut into the sandstone that once served as ladders.
    Pete McBride, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Throughout the site, stories from the reign of King David are connected to the archaeology.
    Seth Doane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Just you and nature; little squirrels and archaeology.
    Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
  • This is yet another example of how archaeology always seems to turn up with a message for our modern age to consider.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
  • Described as a surprising and rare find, the scabbard reversed a phrase commonly used in archaeology.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
  • The goal is a calendar that reflects strategy rather than archaeology.
    Faustino Júnior, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • There’s a Safeway on that brewery site now, and Julianna said the archaeology team would often run over there to pick up lunch.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The archaeology department will keep the shipwreck open to the public until the water level rises again and takes the ferry with it.
    Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Scholars are turning to archaeology for a fuller picture of the Buddha’s life and exploring sites sacred to the faith.
    National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2020
  • This summer, an archaeology student found an unusual ancient head with an eerie smile while digging at a Scottish farm.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025

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