ethnoarchaeology
or eth·no·ar·che·ol·o·gy
[ eth-noh-ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌɛθ noʊˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒi /
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noun
the branch of archaeology that studies contemporary primitive cultures and technologies as a way of providing analogies and thereby patterns for prehistoric cultures.
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Origin of ethnoarchaeology
First recorded in 1970–75; ethno- + archaeology
OTHER WORDS FROM ethnoarchaeology
eth·no·ar·chae·ol·o·gist, nounWords nearby ethnoarchaeology
ethnical, ethnic cleansing, ethnicity, ethnic minority, ethno-, ethnoarchaeology, ethnoastronomy, ethnobiology, ethnobotany, ethnocentric, ethnocentrism
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