Synonyms for archaeology
ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒiar·chae·ol·o·gy

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.4 / 52 votes

1. archeology, archaeologynoun

   the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

   Synonyms:
   archeology

Matched Categories

1. • Anthropology

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "archaeology":

   archeology, archaeological, archeological

How to pronounce archaeology?

How to say archaeology in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use archaeology in a sentence?

1. Julie Gibson:

   What you can see just over here is the front door of the broch, exposed by the sea, taking away parts of the ruins and leaving a built wall still intact. And each year a little more falls as the sea batters it, what we have discovered in recent years, through the use of geophysics and other things, is that... on this stretch of the coastline, all the settlement archaeology is within 100 meters of the coast edge. And so as the sea takes this heritage of ours away it's taking all that we have.

2. Tom Booth:

   Our study shows how effective archaeology, and particularly new scientific techniques such as ancient DNA, can be in providing new perspectives on historical events, ralph de Diceto's account of the 1190 AD attacks is evocative, but a deep well containing the bodies of Ashkenazi Jewish men, women, and especially children forces us to confront the real horror of what happened.

3. Curtis Marean:

   This unique confluence of food from the land and sea cultivated the complex cultures revealed by the archaeology and provided safe harbor for humans during the glacial cycles that revealed that plain and made much of the rest of the world unwelcoming to human life.

4. Gordon Noble:

   The Picts were a huge influence on northern Scotland but because they left no written records, archaeology is essential in providing answers in regard to their lives, influence and culture.

5. Julie Gibson:

   What we have discovered in recent years, through the use of geophysics and other things, is that... on this stretch of the coastline, all the settlement archaeology is within 100 meters of the coast edge. And so as the sea takes this heritage of ours away it's taking all that we have.