| 单词 | archaeology |
| 释义 | archaeology (once / 2737 pages) n If your idea of excitement is sifting dirt to find bits of pottery, chances are that you're an archaeology enthusiast. Archaeology is all about understanding the past by analyzing material culture — that is, objects shaped by human hands. The Greek suffix -ology ("the study of") should be familiar. Consider the word biology: bios is Greek for "life," so biology is "the study of life." Arkhaios is "ancient." Thus, archaeology is "the study of ancient things." Early archaeologists tended to seek sensational finds — like Howard Carter, who found King Tut's tomb. Contemporary archaeologists are generally more concerned with reconstructing the lives of everyday people through careful analysis of mundane artifacts — like tools and feeding utensils. WORD FAMILYarchaeology: archaeologies, archaeologist+/archaeologist: archaeologists USAGE EXAMPLESSome recipients plan to use funds to explore a variety of interests including cooking, artisan bread-baking, bee keeping, photography and archaeology. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) But his focus is art, not urban archaeology. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) The risks of archaeology in Iraq are generally overstated. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) n the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures Syn|Hypo|Hyper archeology Assyriology archeology of the ancient Assyrians Egyptologyarcheology of ancient Egyptian artifacts Sumerologythe archeology of ancient Sumerians marine archaeology, marine archeology, underwater archaeology, underwater archeologythe archeology of underwater sites palaeoclimatology, paleoclimatologythe study of the climate of past ages palaeogeography, paleogeographythe study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs paleographythe study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them) palaeopathology, paleopathologythe study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) palaetiology, paletiologythe explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) palaeology, paleologythe study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities protoanthropology, protohistorythe study humans prior to the invention of writing palaeoethnography, paleoethnographythe ethnography of paleolithic humans epigraphythe study of ancient inscriptions protoarchaeology, protoarcheologythe study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils anthropology the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings |
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