Meaning of ARCHAEOLOGY
| Pronunciation: | | `ârkee'âlujee
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| | Definition: | | [n] the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures |
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| | Synonyms: | | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | You are digging in your past and in your consciousness, and what you will find will please you. |
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | a subdiscipline of anthropology involving the study of the human past through its material remains. |
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