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/ˌärkēˈäləjē/,
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The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains,
  1. The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains


  1. archeology: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
  2. (archaeologist) archeologist: an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
  3. Archaeology, or archeology (from Greek ἀρχαιολογία, archaiologia – ἀρχαῖος, arkhaīos, "ancient"; and -λογία, -logiā, "-logy"), is the study of past human societies, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data which they have left behind, which ...
  4. (The Archaeologist) The Archaeologist is a quarterly magazine produced by the Institute for Archaeologists for its members. Non-members can purchase the magazine directly from the institute. It is currently edited by Alison Taylor. ...
  5. 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
  6. (Archaeological) Hamburg · Maglemosian · Ertebølle-Ellerbek · Linear Pottery · Funnelbeaker · Havelland · Corded Ware · Comb Ceramic · Nordic Bronze Age · Lusatian · Jastorf · Pomeranian · Oksywie · Wielbark · Gustow · Dębczyn (Denzin)
  7. (Archaeological) data collection and the manner in which it is conducted form the empirical basis for the entire project.
  8. (Archaeologist) 1) Ghoul with credentials. 2) Person whose career lies in ruins.
  9. (Archaeologist) A scientist who studies ancient human cultures.
  10. (Archaeologist) A professional scholar in a branch of anthropology that documents similarities, differences and change among various human societies of the past. Archaeologists work with the material (physical) remains of societies. ...
  11. (Archaeologist) a person who learns about the past by unearthing and studying objects that have survived from former times.
  12. The study of past cultures through the discovery and examination of remaining artifacts (things made by people) and remains of things used by people. ...
  13. Archaeology Magazine, Subscription Service, P. O. Box 420423, Palm Coast, FL 32142-0423; or call (800) 829-5122. ...
  14. the science that studies the people and life of past times
  15. The scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of their material remains such as buildings, graves, tools, and other artefacts usually dug up from the ground.
  16. the subfield of anthropology that focuses on cultural variation and power relations in past populations by analyzing material remains (material culture or artifacts).
  17. the science and/or methods concerned with the recovery, description, analysis and explanation of the physical remains of past human cultures. ...
  18. a method for studying past human culture based on material evidence (artifacts and sites)
  19. Archaeology is defined as the science of discovering how societies in the past thought, felt and acted, organised their way of life and interacted with others and their environment, and in meeting their needs politically, economically and spiritually by re-discovering and interpreting the ...
  20. "An attempt to understand why things happen; not meerly to describe what happened."
  21. The study of the material remains of ancient people. For example, the ancient city of Sepphoris has been excavated and the resulting information used to give an idea of the historical context of the biblical city of Nazareth, located nearby.
  22. The interpretation of past human behaviour by interpreting material objects.
  23. The detailed study of material evidence left behind in the earth by people who lived in the far past.
  24. The study of past cultures through their material remains
  25. excavation of artifacts and objects from ancient times, used to develop plausible hypotheses about the lives and times of past civilizations.