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archeology

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

noun

  1. archaeology.


archeology British  
/ ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of archaeology

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Some mysteries in archeology are so significant,” he adds, “that it takes generations to solve them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

It is important and inspirational and hopefully encourages others to pick up their pens or head off to do some crate digging or other cultural archeology.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Antonella Rinaldi, Florence's archeology and fine arts superintendent, said: "Tourists are welcome here but they need to respect our artworks, be they originals or replicas."

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

The ESA astrometry satellite Gaia provides an ideal data set for this kind of big-data galactic archeology.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

“Well, I’ve had a lot of time to think about them. And dolphins too. And photography and poetry and archeology and parallel dimensions and all sorts of stuff.”

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

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