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    ARCHAEOLOGY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their culturesplay

    Synonyms:

    archaeology; archeology

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("archaeology" 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 "archaeology"):

    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:

    archaeologic; archaeological (related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology)

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

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