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Word: Archaeology
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (in the sense ‘ancient history’): from modern Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia ‘ancient history’, from arkhaios ‘ancient’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century
ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒi
the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains
Short Definition:study of human history and prehistory through excavation of sites
Examples:- it is very rare in archaeology to work on organic materials
- she had a love of archaeology, and her hope was some day to go on a dig
- archeology
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