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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

The council said it would work carefully to protect the archaeology underneath and preserve the scheduled ancient monument.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

According to Anderson, Sardis is one of only three excavation projects worldwide that "most people who go on to a career in classical archaeology in the U.S. have been through."

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

Published in Nature Communications, the research combines archaeology, ancient DNA analysis, isotope studies, and skeletal evidence to reconstruct how people lived, moved, ate, and buried their dead roughly 3,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

If Clovis was not first, the archaeology of the Americas is wide open, a prospect variously feared and welcomed.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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