archeological
Concerning buried artifacts
Archeological describes things relating to the study of human history through excavation and analysis of physical remains.
An archeological dig uncovers artifacts; archeological evidence supports claims about ancient civilizations.
The spelling archaeological, with an extra a, is preferred in British English and academic contexts.
Fired clay objects
- sherdCeramic fragment from ruins
- relicPreserved ancient object
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- vesselReceptacle for contents
tool · figurine · coin · amulet · jewelry · weapon · inscription · tablet
Unearth by shoveling
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
site · sediment · layer · context · screening · fieldwork · survey · shovel
Decayed structural remains
- moundHeaped earth formation
- tellConvey information verbally
- barrowLoad carrier or tumulus
- tumulusAncient burial mound
dolmen · megalith · monument · temple · tomb · necropolis · pyramid · citadel
Isotope-based age measurement
- radiocarbonDecaying carbon isotope
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
- thermoluminescenceLight from heated irradiated material
chronology · typology · seriation · potassium-argon · isotope · calibration · timeline · periodization
Earliest archaeological era
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
- MesolithicMiddle stone era
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- ChalcolithicCopper Age period
antiquity · protohistoric · classical · Pleistocene · Holocene
pottery
Fired clay objects
vessel · tool · figurine · coin · amulet · jewelry · weapon · inscription · tablet · seal
dig
Unearth by shoveling
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- trenchLong narrow excavation
grid · site · sediment · layer · context · screening · fieldwork · survey · shovel · datum
ruins
Decayed structural remains
tumulus · dolmen · megalith · monument · temple · tomb · necropolis · pyramid · citadel · settlement
carbon-dating
Isotope-based age measurement
- radiocarbonDecaying carbon isotope
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
thermoluminescence · chronology · typology · seriation · potassium-argon · isotope · calibration · timeline · periodization · sequence
Paleolithic
Earliest archaeological era
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
- MesolithicMiddle stone era
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
Chalcolithic · antiquity · protohistoric · classical · Pleistocene · Holocene
Mesopotamian
Of the two-rivers land
- EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land
- MayanOf ancient Mesoamerican civilization
- IncanOf Peru's ancient empire
Aztec · Sumerian · Akkadian · Babylonian · Assyrian · Minoan · Mycenaean · Indus · Hittite · Roman
archeologicalcontemporary
Of the present age
modern · current · present-day · futuristic · cutting-edge
archeologicalethnographic
Describing cultures systematically
documentary · speculative · textual · archival · sociological
- archeological digsMethodical unearthing of antiquities
- archeological sitesLocations of historical excavation
- archeological ruinsPreserved ancient structural remains
- archeological findsObjects discovered through excavation
- archeological artifactsHistorical objects from excavations