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archaeological

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ar·chae·ol·o·gy or ar·che·ol·o·gy  (ärk-l-j)
n.
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.

[French archéologie, from New Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologi, antiquarian lore : arkhaio-, archaeo- + -logi, -logy.]

archae·o·logi·cal (--lj-kl), archae·o·logic adj.
archae·o·logi·cal·ly adv.
archae·olo·gist n.
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Adj.1.archaeologicalarchaeological - related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"
Translations
archaeological archeological (esp US) [ˌɑːkɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] ADJarqueológico
archaeological [ˌɑːrkiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj [dig, expedition, site, museum] → archéologique
archaeological, (US) archeological
archaeological [ˌɑːkɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl] adjarcheologico/a


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Having already described him in most of his present habitatory and anatomical peculiarities, it now remains to magnify him in an archaeological, fossiliferous, and antediluvian point of view.
, Trinity College, Dublin; Member of the Archaeological Society of Great Britain.
He is devoted to history, and is President of the Mercian Archaeological Society.
 
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