archeology

[ ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

archaeology.

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OTHER WORDS FROM archeology

ar·che·o·log·i·cal [ahr-kee-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌɑr ki əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, ar·che·o·log·ic, adjectivear·che·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbar·che·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby archeology

archenteron, archeo-, archeoastronomy, archeocyte, archeokinetic, archeology, archeometry, archeozoic, archeptolemus, archer, archerfish

Definition for archeology (2 of 2)

archaeology

or ar·che·ol·o·gy

[ ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, especially those that have been excavated.
Rare. ancient history; the study of antiquity.

Origin of archaeology

First recorded in 1600–10, archaeology is from the Greek word archaiología the discussion of antiquities. See archaeo-, -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM archaeology

ar·chae·ol·o·gist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for archeology (1 of 2)

archeology
/ (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

a variant spelling of archaeology

British Dictionary definitions for archeology (2 of 2)

archaeology

archeology

/ (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the study of man's past by scientific analysis of the material remains of his culturesSee also prehistory, protohistory

Derived forms of archaeology

archaeological or archeological (ˌɑːkɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivearchaeologically or archeologically, adverbarchaeologist or archeologist, noun

Word Origin for archaeology

C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)
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Scientific definitions for archeology

archaeology
archeology (är′kē-ŏl′ə-jē)

The scientific study of past human life and culture by the examination of physical remains, such as graves, tools, and pottery.
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Cultural definitions for archeology

archaeology
[ (ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee) ]

The recovery and study of material objects, such as graves, buildings, tools, artworks, and human remains, to investigate the structure and behavior of past cultures. Archaeologists rely on physical remains as clues to the emergence and development of human societies and civilizations. Anthropologists, by contrast, to interact with living people to study their cultures.

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