(AmE also archeology) noun
[U] the study of cultures of the past, and of periods of history by examining the remains of buildings and objects found in the ground
seealsoINDUSTRIALARCHAEOLOGY
archaeological (AmE also archeological) adjective:
archaeological excavations / evidence
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