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archaeological remains

NOUN
archaeological site
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They discovered that the oldest known archaeological remains in North America — stone spearheads known as Clovis points — dated to the end of the ice age, suggesting that their arrival coincided with the extinctions.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Matthew Cuba, the squadron’s cultural resource manager, said the formation of white sand dunes inadvertently buried the site with windblown silt protecting the archaeological remains.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

It also sets out procedures for managing any archaeological remains uncovered during construction projects.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

Many of the archaeological remains identified in the images have since disappeared with the rapid growth of cities, construction of reservoirs, and scourge of conflict.

From National Geographic • Oct. 25, 2023

Both schools of thought are castles in the air, connected to the ground by the thin strings of meagre archaeological remains and anthropological observations of present-day foragers.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari