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archaic

[ahr-key-ik] / ɑrˈkeɪ ɪk /


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They noticed that older projectile points -- from the Early Archaic through the Late Archaic -- were larger.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

During the Terminal Archaic period, settlement sizes increased but the total number of settlement sites decreased, researchers said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

The marble head was taken from the Greek Archaic Gallery which had been open to the public without a permanent guard on duty.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023

The values on display in the Homeric poems spoke to the Greeks of the Archaic Age in how they determined what was good and desirable in human behavior in general.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

“It’s really none of your business but it’s Halliwell’s Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words,” Mary Anne said.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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