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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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"It's very unique. Typically, we find things that were broken and discarded," said Gifford Waters, collections manager for historical archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

The project sums up the fixation of both Mexican Institute of Sound and Meridian Brothers with analogue archaeology.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

He added: "In these cases we digitally rebalance the colour bands of the image, really making the archaeology 'pop' and reveal previously hidden details – these images appear as black and white".

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Mr. Hiddleston may be practicing speculative archaeology here and there.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Deloria was the author of many books, including Red Earth, White Lies, a critique of mainstream archaeology.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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