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Meaning
Noun
●
In History:
The study of
the past
by
excavation
and analysis of its
material
remains:
the
actual
excavation
,
examination
, analysis and interpretation.
the
actual
remains
together with
their
location
in the stratigraphy.
The study of
the past
by
excavation
and analysis of its
material
remains
●
In Archaeology & History:
The study of
the past
by
excavation
and analysis of its
material
remains:
the
academic
subject
; in the USA: one of the
four
sub-disciplines
of anthropology.
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Origin
archaeology
English
ἀρχαιολογία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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