new archaeology

noun

a reorientation of archaeology, dating from the 1960s, that emphasizes an explicitly scientific, problem-oriented, deductive approach to research.

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Nearby words

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Origin of new archaeology

First recorded in 1970–75

Related forms

new archaeologist, noun

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