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   Ar·chae·ol·o·gy

   /ˌärkēˈäləjē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘ancient history’): from modern Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia ‘ancient history’, from arkhaios ‘ancient’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.

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