Archaeology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Archaeology \Ar`ch[ae]*ol"o*gy\ ([aum]r`k[-e]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]),
     n. [Gr. 'archaiologi`a; 'archai^os ancient (fr. 'archh`
     beginning) + lo`gos discourse, le`gein to speak.]
     The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric
     antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of
     an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics,


     written manuscripts, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  archaeology
       n : the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people
           and their cultures [syn: {archeology}]