单词 | archaeogeology |
释义 | > as lemmasarchaeogeology archaeogeology n. Brit. /ˌɑːkɪəʊdʒɪˈɒlədʒi/ , U.S. /ˌɑrkioʊdʒiˈɑlədʒi/ now rare the application of geological methodology and techniques to archaeological research, esp. in the analysis of soils and sediments, stone artefacts, palaeoenvironments, etc. [After French archéo-géologie (1857 in J. Boucher de Perthes, or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] > palaeogeology zoogeology1838 archaeogeology1859 palaeogeology1933 1859 Geologist 2 480 It is thus that author [sc. J. Boucher de Perthes] opens out a new branch of science—‘Archeo-geology’ for the investigations of the historian, the antiquary, and the geologist. 1980 Jrnl. Field Archaeol. 7 461/2 A quarter of the papers..dealt with soils, petrology, palaeoclimate, and other aspects of applications of archaeogeology. < as lemmas |
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