archaeology
n. study of ancient cultures through their artifacts | ||||
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Archaeology Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Archaeology
(n.)
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.
(n.)
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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
archaeology
Noun
1. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
(synonym) archeology
(hypernym) anthropology
(hyponym) Assyriology
(class) anastylosis
Noun
1. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
(synonym) archeology
(hypernym) anthropology
(hyponym) Assyriology
(class) anastylosis
| hEnglish - advanced version |
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archaeology
The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of ma
The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of ma
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
archaeology
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Archaeology Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Archaeology
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Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek: αρχαίος, archaios, combining form in Latin archae-, "ancient"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the science that studies human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, features, biofacts, and landscapes. Because archaeology's aim it to understand humankind, it is a humanistic endeavor.
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