Look up: archaeology

1. Archaeology
   the reconstruction of the human past primarily through its material remains
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2. Archaeology
   Knowledge of human life through the study of human antiquities, especially of the prehistoric period (no written sources) and usually by excavation. However, underwater archaeology also includes the historic period (written sources).
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3. archaeology
   To find out about the past by looking at old objects or buildings that have been buried under the ground.
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4. archaeology
   Study of prehistory and history, based on the examination of physical remains. Principal activities include preliminary field (or site) surveys, excavation (where necessary), and the classification,...
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5. archaeology
   The study of past human lives and activities by finding and looking at evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery.
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6. Archaeology
   The scientific study of the material remains of past human life and activities
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7. Archaeology
   Archaeology: The scientific study of the material remains of past peoples. In archaeology today, a range of biological techniques, including DNA analysis, enter into what has been termed bioarchaeology.
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8. archaeology
   Study of art objects and artifacts and the processes they reflect.Regional specialisations:Mediterranean,Egypt,Palestine and surrounding area,Mesopotamia,Anatolia,South and South-west Asia,South and South-east Asia,and pre-Columbian America. Category: Management in the public and private sector
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9. Archaeology
   the scientific study of ancient or historic physical remains of human activity, both above and below ground. This is related to but different from history, the study of documentary evidence of the human past, and palaeontology, the study of fossil plants and animals. Archaeology can include q...
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10. archaeology
    <study> The science or study of antiquities, especially. Prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc. ... Origin: Gr.; ancient (fr. Beginning) + discourse, to speak. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...
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11. Archaeology
    • (n.) 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.
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12. archaeology
    the scientific study of the material remains of past human life and activities. These include human artifacts from the very earliest stone tools to ... [48 related articles]
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13. archaeology
    archaeology, archeology The scientific study and reconstruction of the human past through the systematic recovery of the physical remains of man's life and cultures. Artifacts, structures, settlements, materials, and features of prehistoric or ancient peoples are surveyed and/or excavated to uncove...
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14. Archaeology
    [magazine] Archaeology is a bimonthly mainstream magazine about archaeology, published by the Archaeological Institute of America. Its focus is both for archaeologists and non-specialists alike. The magazine was launched in 1948, and is published six times a year. The institute also publishe...
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15. Archaeology
    [disambiguation] Archaeology is the study of ancient cultures through examination of the artifacts they left behind. It may also refer to: ==Publications== ==Music== ...
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16. Archaeology
    (also sometimes spelled Archeology) The scientific study of the physical evidence of past human societies recovered through the excavation. Archaeology not only attempts to discover and describe past cultures, but also to formulate explanations for the development of cultures.
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17. archaeology
    archaeology (ärkēol'ujē) [Gr.,=study of beginnings], a branch of anthropology that seeks to document and explain continuity and change and similarities and differences among human cultures. Archaeologists work with the material remains of cultures, past and present, providing th...
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18. archaeology
    Click images to enlargeStudy of prehistory and history, based on the examination of physical remains. Principal activities include preliminary field (or site) surveys, excavation (where necessary), and the classification, dating, and interpretation of finds. History A museum found at the ancient Sumerian city of Ur indica...
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19. Archaeology
    The scientific study of past human cultures by analysing the material remains (sites and artefacts) that people left behind.
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20. Archaeology
    Archaeology, or archeology (from Greek ἀρχαιολογία, archaiologia – ἀρχαῖος, arkhaios, "ancient"; and -λογία, -logia, "-logy"), is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, ...
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21. Archaeology
    The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of physical remains
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