archaeology

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noun

the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
• Syn:
archeology
• Derivationally related forms:
archaeologic, archaeologist, archaeological, archeologic (for: archeology), archeologist (for: archeology), archeological (for: archeology)
• Members of this Topic:
anastylosis, armilla, burial mound, grave mound, barrow,
tumulus, culture, civilization, civilisation, Clovis culture, Folsom culture,
dig, excavation, archeological site, eitchen midden, midden, kitchen midden,
Bronze Age, Iron Age, Stone Age
• Hypernyms:
anthropology
• Hyponyms:
Assyriology, Egyptology, Sumerology, marine archeology, marine archaeology,
underwater archeology, underwater archaeology, paleoclimatology, palaeoclimatology, paleogeography, palaeogeography,
paleography, paleopathology, palaeopathology, paletiology, palaetiology, paleology,
palaeology, protohistory, protoanthropology, paleoethnography, palaeoethnography