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Archaeology

Archaeology Meaning & Definition
Archaeology Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Archaeology?

[n] the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

Synonyms | Synonyms for Archaeology: archeology

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See Also | anthropology | Assyriology | Egyptology | fossilology | marine archaeology | marine archeology | palaeoclimatology | palaeoethnography | palaeogeography | palaeology | palaeontology | palaeopathology | palaetiology | paleoclimatology | paleoethnography | paleogeography | paleography | paleology | paleontology | paleopathology | paletiology | protoanthropology | protohistory | Sumerology | underwater archaeology | underwater archeology

Archaeology In Webster's Dictionary

\Ar`ch[ae]*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'archai^os ancient (fr. 'archh` beginning) + ? discourse, ? to speak.] The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc.

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