Archaeology is the study of the past by examining the remains of things such as buildings and tools.
American English: archaeology
Arabic: عِلْمُ الآثار
Brazilian Portuguese: arqueologia
Chinese: 考古学
Croatian: arheologija
Czech: archeologie
Danish: arkæologi
Dutch: archeologie
European Spanish: arqueología
Finnish: arkeologia
French: archéologie
German: Archäologie
Greek: αρχαιολογία
Italian: archeologia
Japanese: 考古学
Korean: 고고학
Norwegian: arkeologi
Polish: archeologia
European Portuguese: arqueologia
Romanian: arheologie
Russian: археология
Latin American Spanish: arqueología
Swedish: arkeologi
Thai: วิชาโบราณคดี
Turkish: arkeoloji
Ukrainian: археологія
Vietnamese: khảo cổ học
All related terms of 'archaeology'
new archaeology
a reorientation of archaeology , dating from the 1960's, that emphasizes an explicitly scientific , problem-oriented, deductive approach to research
marine archaeology
the branch of archaeology that deals with the recovery of ancient objects found beneath the sea, as shipwrecks or remains from submerged islands, and with the techniques of underwater exploration , excavation, and retrieval
industrial archaeology
the study of past industrial machines, works, etc
nautical archaeology
See marine archaeology
underwater archaeology
See marine archaeology
Chinese translation of 'archaeology'
archaeology
(ɑːkɪˈɔlədʒɪ)
n(u)
考古学(學) (kǎogǔxué)
(noun)
She is keen on anything to do with history and archaeology.
Synonyms
prehistory
protohistory
subject word lists
See archaeological periodsSee terms used in archaeology