ethnoarchaeology

or eth·no·ar·che·ol·o·gy

[ eth-noh-ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of archaeology that studies contemporary primitive cultures and technologies as a way of providing analogies and thereby patterns for prehistoric cultures.

Other Words From

• ethno·archae·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnoarchaeology¹

First recorded in 1970–75; ethno- + archaeology