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archaeology

[ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
study of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
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He said they would normally have to wait every five to seven years for "a record heatwave summer for aerial archaeology", but now they come "every year".

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Mr. Hiddleston may be practicing speculative archaeology here and there.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Because since then, I’ve found myself thinking about all the other frozen things that can elicit the same feeling: not resignation, not emergency, not the sad little archaeology of dinners past, but anticipation.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

My job, it’s almost like an archaeology of the future.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Hank, a retired professor of classical archaeology, always brings a small volume of Greek poetry to read, his long sun-spotted fingers curling over the tops of the pages.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri



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