The study of ancient things or origins; a variant or archaic form related to archaeology.
From Greek 'arche-' (origin, beginning) combined with 'logy' (study of). This is either an archaic variant of archaeology or a specialized term for studying primordial origins.
Before 'archaeology' became the standard word, scholars used 'archelogy' to mean studying ancient things—it shows how scientific terminology evolved and simplified over time!
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