Archeology Meaning

/ˌɑː.kiːˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
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nounUncommon spelling of archaeology.

Have you ever studied archeology?
Tom works in archeology.
Dan asked Linda how she became interested in archeology.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She decided to major in ____ after visiting the pyramids.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The study of ____ helps us understand how our ancestors lived long ago.

From Middle French archéologie, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία (arkhaiología, “antiquarian lore, ancient legends, history”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “primal, old, ancient”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, study”). By surface analysis, archeo- + -logy, but not coined in that way.

"By the end of the century, the APS’s membership included the leaders of the American anthropological establishment, whose primary investigative interests were the ethnography, linguistics, archeology, and physical anthropology of the American Indian, within a theoretical structure that was essentially historical." — 1997, Jacob W. Gruber, “American Philosophical Society”, in History of Physical Anthropology, page 64:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
She decided to major in ____ after visiting the pyramids.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The study of ____ helps us understand how our ancestors lived long ago.

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