Paleology

2 definitions found

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

  Paleology \Pa`le*ol"o*gy\, n. [Paleo- + -logy.]
     The study or knowledge of antiquities, esp. of prehistoric
     antiquities; a discourse or treatise on antiquities;
     arch[ae]ology .
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paleology
       n : the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities [syn: {palaeology}]