ethnoarchaeology

or eth·no·ar·che·ol·o·gy

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

/ ˌɛθ noʊˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

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

Nearby words

ethnic cleansing, ethnic minority, ethnical, ethnicity, ethno-, ethnoarchaeology, ethnoastronomy, ethnobiology, ethnobotany, ethnocentrism, ethnog.

Origin of ethnoarchaeology

First recorded in 1970–75; ethno- + archaeology

Related forms

eth·no·ar·chae·ol·o·gist, noun