Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery.
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- noun The
study of the past throughmaterial remains . Often focused upon thelife andculture ofancient peoples , but also applied to the more recent past. In American usage, one of the foursub -disciplines ofanthropology .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Again, equating evolutionary biology with archaeology is a fatally-flawed analogy because in archaeology we already know who the designers will be, and what they're like.
The Memory Hole 2005
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But archaeology is going to give you some answers.
My bright idea: Civilisation is still worth striving for Caspar Llewellyn Smith 2010
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I figure the only way she'll believe you when you say archaeology is dull is if she sees it with her own eyes.
more flavourtext nathreee 2010
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I figure the only way she'll believe you when you say archaeology is dull is if she sees it with her own eyes.
more flavourtext nathreee 2010
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Having some background in archaeology I am aware of the importance of bias in interpreting information to provide a hypothesis.
A Minute For Madeleine McCann « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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For many, the purpose of archaeology is to explain and to prove what is contained in the Bible.
Ir Amim: City of David or City of Gmaryahu ben Shafan? Ir Amim 2010
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I argue with folks on this but I think even the archaeology is clear that high carb diets are unhealthy.
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She also has a degree in archaeology, and this is reflected in her meticulous approach to the historical detail of her novels.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Interview with Jules Watson, Part 1 2009
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For many, the purpose of archaeology is to explain and to prove what is contained in the Bible.
Ir Amim: City of David or City of Gmaryahu ben Shafan? Ir Amim 2010
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For many, the purpose of archaeology is to explain and to prove what is contained in the Bible.
Ir Amim: City of David or City of Gmaryahu ben Shafan? Ir Amim 2010
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A pioneering space archaeologist explores artifacts left behind in space and on Earth, from moon dust to Elon Musk's red sports car.Alice Gorman is a space archaeologist: she examines the artifacts of human encounters with space. These objects, left behind on Earth and in space, can be massive (dead satellites in eternal orbit) or tiny (discarded zip ties around a defunct space antenna). They can be bold (an American flag on the moon) or hopeful (messages from Earth sent into deep space).
Touch Screen Theory 2024
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