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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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Led by Riley Conway, a member of the Nautical Archaeology Society's Sub-Aqua Club, the archaeology project is taking place in Portsmouth's Langstone Harbour.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The research, published today in Nature Astronomy, introduces a new way to study how distant galaxies develop and establishes an emerging field known as "extragalactic archaeology."

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

If a viewer tunes in to a show about Egyptian archaeology and the artifacts of antiquity, he or she is likely already deeply interested, so the cheerleading is unnecessary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

I walk a frozen Bothnian Gulf at Nallikari, an obscured lighthouse, a delinquent lifeguard stand, and makeshift saunas stand on white expanse like archaeology.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Before we trace Khoisan survival beyond the Bantu tide, let’s see what archaeology tells us about Africa’s other great prehistoric population movement—the Austronesian colonization of Madagascar.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond



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