Definitions for Archeology
ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒiarche·ol·o·gy

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1. archeology, archaeologynoun

   the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

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1. archeology

   Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography.Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent of literacy in societies around the world. Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time. Derived from the Greek, the term archaeology literally means "the study of ancient history".The discipline involves surveying, excavation, and eventually analysis of data collected, to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. Archaeology developed out of antiquarianism in Europe during the 19th century, and has since become a discipline practiced around the world. Archaeology has been used by nation-states to create particular visions of the past. Since its early development, various specific sub-disciplines of archaeology have developed, including maritime archaeology, feminist archaeology, and archaeoastronomy, and numerous different scientific techniques have been developed to aid archaeological investigation. Nonetheless, today, archaeologists face many problems, such as dealing with pseudoarchaeology, the looting of artifacts, a lack of public interest, and opposition to the excavation of human remains.

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1. archeology

   Archeology is a branch of anthropology that involves the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains. It aims to understand and explore past human cultures, civilizations, behaviors, and technologies from various periods, ranging from the prehistoric era to the recent past.

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1. Archeologyadjective

   alt. of Archeological

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Examples of Archeology in a Sentence

1. Paul Allen:

   We’ve done a number of these explorations to try to find sunken warships, we try to do these both as really exciting examples of underwater archeology and as tributes to the brave men that went down in these ships.

2. Professor Parker-Pearson:

   We don't make that many fantastic discoveries in a lifetime of archeology but this is certainly one them, this is the first time we've found empirical evidence of how they moved the stones. There have been all sorts of ideas from rolling them in a strange cart-like construction to skimming them across the ice.

3. Mark Knight:

   It feels almost rude to be intruding. It doesn't feel like archeology any more. It feels like somebody's house has burned down and we're going in and picking over their goods.

4. Gerald Cecil:

   Like in archeology, you dig and dig to find older and older artifacts until you come upon remnants of a grand civilization.

5. Gary Arndt:

   Many archeology and paleontology sites are often disappointing, because the things that made them famous have been dug out of the ground and are now in museums. it is by far the most ambitious World Heritage site I've visited.

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