archaeology
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Gradel did some digital archaeology and learned that, although the name of the eBay seller was Paul Higgins, the name on his PayPal account was Peter Higgs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“Lost Worlds” is a testament to the sheer vitality of modern archaeology.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
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
Kewley says the work highlights how chemical signatures in a galaxy's gas can be used to uncover its past, establishing extragalactic archaeology as a powerful new approach.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026
Hank, a retired professor of classical archaeology, always brings a small volume of Greek poetry to read, his long sun-spotted fingers curling over the tops of the pages.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing archaeology
Play by the Rules: Arch
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Power Suffix: -ology
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