archaeology
Ancient artifact study
Archaeology is the study of human history through excavation and analysis of physical remains—artifacts, structures, bones, and other material evidence.
The British spelling is archaeology; Americans often write archeology.
An archaeologist digs at sites to uncover how people lived: The archaeology of the region reveals extensive trade networks.
Fired clay objects
- sherdsBroken pottery fragments
- lithicsArchaeological stone implements
- toolsDevices for doing work
- weaponsTools for fighting
coins · ceramics · figurines · amulets · jewelry · beads · textiles · inscriptions
Decaying carbon isotope
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- surveySystematic data collection
- geophysicsPhysics of planetary structure
GIS · typology · seriation · osteology · dendrochronology · thermoluminescence · flotation · photogrammetry
Decayed structural remains
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- moundHeaped earth formation
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
tell · necropolis · temple · acropolis · pyramids · ziggurat · megaliths · barrow
Flat blade for spreading
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- digUnearth by shoveling
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
layer · sediment · shovel · screening · fieldwork · context · datum · matrix
Rigid internal support structure
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
skull · burial · cremation · grave · ossuary · cist · coffin · shroud
Maintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- museumPublic exhibit space
- curationSelective organization of items
- cataloguingRecording items systematically
documentation · heritage · repatriation · looting · provenance · ethics · UNESCO · antiquities
Era before writing
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
- paleolithicEarliest tool-making period
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
medieval · protohistoric · epoch · era · chronology · timeline · stone-age
pottery
Fired clay objects
weapons · coins · ceramics · figurines · amulets · jewelry · beads · textiles · inscriptions · tablets
radiocarbon
Decaying carbon isotope
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- surveySystematic data collection
geophysics · GIS · typology · seriation · osteology · dendrochronology · thermoluminescence · flotation · photogrammetry · carbon-14
ruins
Decayed structural remains
settlement · tell · necropolis · temple · acropolis · pyramids · ziggurat · megaliths · barrow · cairn
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- digUnearth by shoveling
grid · layer · sediment · shovel · screening · fieldwork · context · datum · matrix · profile
bones
Rigid internal support structure
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
sarcophagus · skull · burial · cremation · grave · ossuary · cist · coffin · shroud · funerary
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- museumPublic exhibit space
- curationSelective organization of items
cataloguing · documentation · heritage · repatriation · looting · provenance · ethics · UNESCO · antiquities · collection
prehistory
Era before writing
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
- paleolithicEarliest tool-making period
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
classical · medieval · protohistoric · epoch · era · chronology · timeline · stone-age
- ancient historyancient history, ancient world, classical antiquity, ancient empires, Mesopotamia
- ologiesbiology, geology, psychology, sociology, ecology
- archaeologyexcavation, dig site, dig, digs, artifact
- Ancient OlympiaOlympia, Temple of Zeus, stadium, Olympic Games, Zeus
- CyprusNicosia, halloumi, Aphrodite, Northern Cyprus, buffer zone
- Trojan WarTroy, Achilles, Hector, Helen, Odysseus
archaeologypaleontology
Study of ancient organisms
cosmology · geology · futurism · futurology · evolutionary biology
archaeologyfuturology
Study of coming times
futurism · forecasting · prognostication · trend analysis · foresight
archaeologyhistory
Record of past events
historiography · oral history · ethnography · cultural anthropology · philology
- archaeological excavationSystematic unearthing of artifacts
- archaeological siteLocation of historic remains
- archaeological digOrganized unearthing of antiquities
- archaeological ruinsRemnants of past civilizations
- archaeological discoveryArtifact unearthed from antiquity
- archaeological discoveriesArtifacts uncovered through excavation
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