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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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"I clearly remember when the computer finally processed the data and we saw the match come together. It was an exciting moment," she told AFP at Istanbul's archaeology museum.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It said the Russian national was the head of the archaeology department at the Hermitage - but did not name him publicly.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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

The site is also close to Sidi Abderrahmane, a landmark locality for Middle Pleistocene archaeology in Northwest Africa.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

But Art and Archaeology was reassuring to them: I could veer off in the archaeology direction and take to digging things up, which was more serious.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood