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- study of ancient civilizations by scientific analysis of physical remains found in the ground [Barron]
- study of artifacts and relics of early mankind [Nandigam]
More word meanings for archaeology
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- Wiktionary:
- archaeology @ wiktionary
- WordNet:
- archaeology @ wordnet.princeton.edu
- Merriam-Webster Online:
- archaeology @ M-W.com
- MSN Encarta:
- archaeology @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- archaeology @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
- archaeology @ Answers.com
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