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ARCHEOLOGY

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Meaning:

The branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

Synonyms:

archaeology; archeology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("archeology" is a kind of...):

anthropology (the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings)

Domain member category:

archeological site; dig; excavation (the site of an archeological exploration)

eitchen midden; kitchen midden; midden ((archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement)

Bronze Age ((archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons)

Iron Age ((archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons)

Stone Age ((archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements)

Folsom culture (the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf)

Clovis culture (the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony)

civilisation; civilization; culture (a particular society at a particular time and place)

barrow; burial mound; grave mound; tumulus ((archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs)

armilla ((archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm)

anastylosis (the archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "archeology"):

Assyriology (archeology of the ancient Assyrians)

Egyptology (archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts)

Sumerology (the archeology of ancient Sumerians)

marine archaeology; marine archeology; underwater archaeology; underwater archeology (the archeology of underwater sites)

palaeoclimatology; paleoclimatology (the study of the climate of past ages)

palaeogeography; paleogeography (the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs)

paleography (the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them))

palaeopathology; paleopathology (the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence))

palaetiology; paletiology (the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes))

palaeology; paleology (the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities)

protoanthropology; protohistory (the study humans prior to the invention of writing)

palaeoethnography; paleoethnography (the ethnography of paleolithic humans)

Derivation:

archeologic; archeological (related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology)

archeologist (an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture)

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