archaeologynoun [ U ]
US also archeology uk/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.dʒi/us/ˌɑːr.kiˈɑː.lə.dʒi/C1 the study of the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects that belonged to people who lived in the past, in order to learn about their culture and society
Examples
- Daniel is very interested in history and archaeology, and often visits historic sites.
- She is an expert on the archaeology of ancient Egypt.
- We both studied archaeology at university before coming to work at the museum.
- Excavating human remains is one of the most exciting parts of archaeology.
- The Department of Archaeology has organized a dig in medieval Exeter this summer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Archaeology
- archaeological
- archaeologist
- archeology
- artefact
- carbon dating
- Colosseum
- dig
- excavate
- industrial archaeology
- uncover
- unearth