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archaeologyar‧chae‧ol‧o‧gy (also archeology American English) /ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒi $ ˌɑːrkiˈɑː-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] archaeologyOrigin: 1600-1700 French archéologie, from Late Latin archaeologia ‘history of ancient times’, from Greek, from archaio- (from archaios; ➔ ARCHAIC) + -logia ‘-logy’ - Another is built around what one can learn through the science of archaeology.
- But there can be no doubt that archaeology will never be the same again.
- Indeed, since the First World War, the development of archaeology has accelerated dramatically.
- Like woodland, such areas have their own archaeology - and their own characteristic field monuments.
- One effective way to study formation processes is through long-term experimental archaeology.
- Simultaneously he pursued an interest in archaeology.
- The elaborate burial of the Scythian kings is described by Herodotus and is almost entirely confirmed by archaeology.
- They contacted Newcastle University's archaeology department which sent a team down to investigate.
► archaeological site an archaeological site ADJECTIVE► industrial· In recent years, the number of visitors to Foxton has increased considerably, as has interest in industrial archaeology. ► modern· Discovering the Early Civilizations By the 1880s, then, many of the ideas underlying modern archaeology had been developed.· This method of reclaiming the dead, we may note in passing, survives in modern archaeology. ► underwater· Conservation measures of this kind help to explain the enormous cost of both wetland and underwater archaeology.· The Breadalbane and Lake Ontario expeditions have opened a new era in underwater archaeology, Nelson says. the study of ancient societies by examining what remains of their buildings, graves, tools etc—archaeologist noun—archaeological /ˌɑːkiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ ˌɑːrkiəˈlɑː-/ adjective: an archaeological site—archaeologically /-kli/ adverb |