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archaeology
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES industrial archaeology COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE industrial ▪ In recent years, the number of visitors to Foxton has increased considerably, as has interest in industrial archaeology . modern ▪ Discovering ...
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n. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures [syn: archeology ]
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Archaeology is the study of ancient cultures through examination of the artifacts they left behind. It may also refer to:
Usage examples of archaeology.
I do not have a formal academic background in archaeology or anthropology, I daresay that I am quite a recognized expert on the Anasazi and that the two scientists currently working up there depend on me for the answers to certain mysteries.
Masonic Cyclopaedia and Handbook of Masonic Archaeology, History and Biography , George Kenning, London, 1878.
They had met at Scripps, where he was studying for his doctorate in deep-ocean geology, and Gamay was switching her field of interest from nautical archaeology to marine biology.
At home I was an anthropologist, had done work among the modern Quechua, then went into the archaeology of the region.
Nazis as amateurs Her theory had the inhabitants of Atlantis--or Thule, as in the scientific field of archaeology, more interested in the Nazis had named it-- representing the Fourth Race, propaganda than science.
He not only wanted to escape the cold, but he was looking forward to the lecture this morning in his Greek archaeology class.
In fact, the chairman of archaeology in all our major universities is actually the chairman of the history of sculpture.
So by focusing on the aesthetic aspects of archaeology, we ever so slightly elevate our present culture.
When Indy had first arrived, Doumas had made a point of showing off his knowledge of Delphi, and archaeology in general, at every opportunity.
Then, by the second day, when he found out that Indy was not even an archaeology graduate student, he had simply ignored him.
Although he had a good mind and was surprisingly well informed about archaeology, he lacked experience.
Maybe his first professional archaeology experience would be his last.
But Marcus Brody, an old family friend and a curator of an archaeology museum, had given him the lead for the job.
The native Londoner had wired him that one of his contacts at the University of London had informed him about an opening for a summer teaching job in archaeology that could become full-time in the fall.
I mean you seem to know the material, and your mother is certainly more knowledgeable about British archaeology than I am.