archaeological

American  

[ahr-kee-uh-loj-i-kuhl] / ˌɑr ki əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

Also archaeologic, or archeological

adjective

1. of or relating to archaeology.

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Other Word Forms

• archaeologically adverb
• hyperarchaeological adjective

Etymology

Origin of archaeological

1775–85; < Greek archaiologik ( ós ) ( archaeology, -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

New archaeological research is reshaping our understanding of when domestic dogs first developed the wide range of shapes and sizes seen today.

From Science Daily

Researchers discovered that it was far more clearly defined and possibly larger than the western channel, which had received most of the attention in earlier archaeological work.

From Science Daily

Canadian professor Newman uses archaeological terms for the process: surveying, gridding, digging and sifting.

From Los Angeles Times

Fearing looting and vandalism after Kadhafi's overthrow, the antiquities department removed "all the artefacts until the country re-stabilised", said Fakroun, 63, who has worked at the French archaeological mission to Libya for almost four decades.

From Barron's

He set classical stories in visually believable architectural settings with costumes and props based on archaeological discoveries.

From The Wall Street Journal