archeology
[ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee]
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archaeology
or ar·che·ol·o·gy
[ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee]
- 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.
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Origin of archaeology
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Contemporary Examples
That is, if archeology could let it stand without spinning the hard facts to fit an ambitious pre-conceived political agenda.
“It was certainly an extremely lethal epidemic,” says Andrea Pessina, the archeology superintendent for Tuscany.
Historical Examples
A study of the culture, archeology, and language of the tribe.
North DakotaVarious
One day of archeology, one day of fishing, and one of hunting, that's three already.
The Companions of JehuAlexandre Dumas, pre
But who can have the strange idea of searching in Lesueur for an archeology?
Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the goodVictor Cousin
History is apt to resolve itself into archeology or politics.
Archeology is sometimes more valuable than philology in throwing light on the meaning of ancient words.
The Covenant of SaltHenry Clay Trumbull
archeology
- a variant spelling of archaeology
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archaeology
archeology
- the study of man's past by scientific analysis of the material remains of his culturesSee also prehistory, protohistory
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Word Origin
C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)
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Word Origin and History for archeology
n.
alternative spelling of archaeology. Also see ae.
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archaeology
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
archaeology
- 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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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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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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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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