Archaeological

/ˌɑːrkiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

relating to the study of human history through excavation and analysis of artifacts

Etymology

From Greek arkhaios 'ancient' + logos 'study', first used in English in the 1820s

Kelly Says

Archaeological discoveries are like time machines - each artifact is a message in a bottle from people who lived thousands of years ago. The field only got its name in the 19th century!

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