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ARCHAEOLOGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
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)
