archaeology
IPA: ɑrkiˈɑɫʌdʒi
noun
- The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:
- the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
- the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
- the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
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Examples of "archaeology" in Sentences
- Half of the students here study archaeology.
- The archaeology is the oldest known evidence of surfing.
- Glaser's avocation is the archaeology of southern Arabia.
- At the base of the mountain is the Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology.
- In short, ethnoarchaeology is the application of ethnography to archaeology.
- The professorship is assigned to the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology.
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