archaeo-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “ancient,” used in the formation of compound words.

   archaeopteryx; archaeology.

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archaeo- British  

combining form

1. indicating ancient or primitive time or condition

   archaeology

   archaeopteryx

2. of, involving, or denoting the study of remains from archaeological sites

   archaeozoology

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Etymology

Origin of archaeo-

< Greek, combining form of archaîos, equivalent to arch- ( archi- ) + -aios adj. suffix

Example Sentences

But these groups traded obsidian, suggesting to Renfrew and Harvard archaeo logist Ofer Bar-Yosef that seeds and farming knowledge could have been shared, too.

From Science Magazine

About 50 years ago, a prescient Dutch Catholic priest and amateur archaeo logist discovered stone tools there and concluded that H. erectus had washed up on Flores, perhaps from nearby Java.

From Science Magazine