Archaeology

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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.

Noun

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archaeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures Synonyms: archeology

anastylosis, anthropology, archeological site, archeology, armilla, Assyriology, barrow, Bronze Age, burial mound, Clovis culture, dig, Egyptology, eitchen midden, excavation, Folsom culture, grave mound, Iron Age, kitchen midden, marine archaeology, marine archeology, midden, palaeoclimatology, palaeoethnography, palaeogeography, palaeology, palaeopathology, palaetiology, paleoclimatology, paleoethnography, paleogeography, paleography, paleology, paleopathology, paletiology, protoanthropology, protohistory, Stone Age, Sumerology, tumulus, underwater archaeology, underwater archeology

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