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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

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Other Word Forms

  • archeologic adjective
  • archeological adjective
  • archeologically adverb
  • archeologist noun

Example Sentences

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From Salon

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

Amid the relative calm that has prevailed in recent years, the country has seen a resurgence of archeology.

From Seattle Times

In northern New England, the origins of the Native American collections at the Hood Museum and the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine, tend to be more related to anthropology and archeology, Denenberg said.

From Seattle Times

“The impacts of looting on the field of archeology were very severe,” Laith Majid Hussein, director of the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage of Iraq, told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times