archaeology

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archaeology

/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ UK
/ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ US, dialectal
/ˌɑɹ.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ Canada, dialectal
/ˌɐː.kiˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ Australia
/ˌɐː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ New Zealand
[ˌɐː.kiˈɔ̟l.ə.d͡ʒi] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία (arkhaiología, “antiquarian lore, ancient legends, history”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “primal, old, ancient”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, study”). By surface analysis, archaeo- + -logy.

noun archaeologies · archeology · archæology · archaiology

countable, uncountable The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains. ^({1}) He first presented a complementary thesis on the Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), in which he used the term “archaeology” for the first time, and which indicated the period of history to which he was constantly to return. ^({2}) The latent grid of knowledge which organizes
countable, uncountable The actual excavation, examination, analysis, and interpretation. The building's developers have asked for some archaeology to be undertaken.
countable, uncountable The actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy. The archaeology will tell us which methods of burial were used by the Ancient Greeks.
countable, uncountable The academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology. She studied archaeology at Edinburgh University.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: archeology, archeological, excavation, dig, antiquities, effects, relics, bioarchaeology, antiquarianism, paleoanthropology, palaeontology, antiquity, prehistory, ethnoarchaeology, geoarchaeology, archaeometry

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noun scientific study of past remains

Español	arqueología
한국어	고고학 gogohak
日本語	考古学 kōkogaku
中文	考古學 /考古学 kǎogǔxué
हिन्दी	पुरातत्व purātatva
Kiswahili	akiolojia
Português	arqueologia
Français	archéologie
Deutsch	Archäologie, Altertumskunde
Italiano	archeologia
Ελληνικά	αρχαιολογία archaiología
Română	arheologie
Русский	археоло́гия arxeológija
Tiếng Việt	khảo cổ học
العربية	عِلْمُ الآثَار ʕilmu l-ʔāṯār, آثَار ʔāṯār, عِلْمُ الْآثَارِ الْقَدِيمَة ʕilmu l-ʔāṯāri l-qadīma
עברית	ארכאולוגיה arkheologia

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@misc{archaeology_2026,
  title = {archaeology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/archaeology},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}