Definitions for Archaeology
ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒiar·chae·ol·o·gy

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1. archeology, archaeologynoun

   the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. archaeologynoun

   The study of the past through material remains. Often focused upon the life and culture of ancient peoples, but also applied to the more recent past. In American usage, one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.

2. Etymology: From ἀρχαιολογία, from ἀρχαῖος + λόγος.

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1. Archaeology

   Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography.Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent of literacy in societies around the world. Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time. Derived from the Greek, the term archaeology literally means "the study of ancient history".The discipline involves surveying, excavation, and eventually analysis of data collected, to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. Archaeology developed out of antiquarianism in Europe during the 19th century, and has since become a discipline practiced around the world. Archaeology has been used by nation-states to create particular visions of the past. Since its early development, various specific sub-disciplines of archaeology have developed, including maritime archaeology, feminist archaeology, and archaeoastronomy, and numerous different scientific techniques have been developed to aid archaeological investigation. Nonetheless, today, archaeologists face many problems, such as dealing with pseudoarchaeology, the looting of artifacts, a lack of public interest, and opposition to the excavation of human remains.

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1. archaeology

   Archaeology is a branch of anthropology that involves the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of artifacts, architecture, biofacts, and cultural landscapes. This scientific discipline seeks to understand the cultural and societal developments of ancient civilizations, often beyond periods for which a written history exists, in order to better understand the human past.

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1. Archaeologynoun

   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

2. Etymology: [Gr. 'archaiologi`a; 'archai^os ancient (fr. 'archh` beginning) + lo`gos discourse, le`gein to speak.]

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1. Archaeology

   Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes. Because archaeology employs a wide range of different procedures, it can be considered to be both a science and a humanity, and in the United States it is thought of as a branch of anthropology, although in Europe it is viewed as a separate discipline. Archaeology studies human prehistory and history from the development of the first stone tools in eastern Africa 3.4 million years ago up until recent decades. It is of most importance for learning about prehistoric societies, when there are no written records for historians to study, making up over 99% of total human history, from the Palaeolithic until the advent of literacy in any given society. Archaeology has various goals, which range from studying human evolution to cultural evolution and understanding culture history.

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1. Archaeology

   The scientific study of past societies through artifacts, fossils, etc.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Archaeology in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Archaeology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Archaeology in a Sentence

1. Thomas Pickering:

   In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known.

2. Martin Millett:

   This took one person about three to four months in the field, this really does change how we can study and understand Roman towns - the way of the future for archaeology.

3. Julie Gibson:

   What we have discovered in recent years, through the use of geophysics and other things, is that... on this stretch of the coastline, all the settlement archaeology is within 100 meters of the coast edge. And so as the sea takes this heritage of ours away it's taking all that we have.

4. Yuri Beletsky:

   Astronomy is like archaeology; what we see in the sky happened many years ago, the biggest expectation is that we find something that we don't expect.

5. Nick Elsden:

   Construction for Crossrail is providing rare and exciting opportunities for archaeologists to excavate and study areas of London that would ordinarily be inaccessible, there are up to 19.6 feet of archaeology on site, in what is one of the oldest areas of the city, so we stand to learn a great deal.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Archaeology
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Archaeology
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Archaeology
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
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