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archaeological remains

NOUN
archaeological site
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Libya is home to the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, where archaeological remains include a statue of the Greek goddess of the same name.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Neanderthal footprints preserve information that other archaeological remains, such as bones or tools, often cannot provide.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2025

Many of these seemingly otherworldly volcanic fields are adorned with archaeological remains — from small dwellings to colossal animal-corralling structures called kites — that date back millenniums.

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 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

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


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