Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
archaeo-
before vowels archae-, word-forming element meaning "ancient, olden, primitive, primeval, from the beginning," from Latinized form of Greek arkhaio-, comb. form of arkhaios "ancient," from arkhe "beginning" (see archon).
Wiktionary
archaeo-
pre. ancient, early, primitive
Usage examples of "archaeo-".
Tier after tier of young people, ready with notebooks and styli, chattering tentatively, glancing at the door against which his nose was flattened, waiting for the pleasant interlude known as "Archaeo-Literature 203" to begin.
Each day before their work began, they donned special robes cinched by wide cor-hide belts from which hung the implements of archaeo-logical exploration-small knives, pry bars, files, whisks, hammers, and the like.