archeologically
Via ancient remains
In a manner relating to archeology—the study of human history through excavation and analysis of artifacts, structures, and physical remains.
The site has been archeologically surveyed but not fully excavated.
Also spelled archaeologically, especially in British English.
Flat blade for spreading
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- digUnearth by shoveling
- siteDesignated location
surveying · context · layer · sediment · fieldwork · grid · mapping · photogrammetry
Isotope-based age measurement
- radiocarbonDecaying carbon isotope
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- thermoluminescenceLight from heated irradiated material
potassium-argon · chronology · geochronology · seriation · typology
Fragment of earthenware
- lithicsArchaeological stone implements
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- flintknappingStriking stone to shape tools
- ossuaryReceptacle for skeletal remains
coprolite · midden · sherd · grave-goods · awl · scraper · adze · figurine
Decayed structural remains
- moundHeaped earth formation
- tellConvey information verbally
- acropolisFortified hilltop in antiquity
- necropolisAncient cemetery complex
settlement · citadel · tomb · temple · monument · ziggurat · pyramid · hillfort
Earliest tool-making period
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
- megalithicOf giant stone construction
- stone-agePre-metalworking human era
- prehistoryEra before writing
cave-paintings · petroglyphs · geoglyphs · hominids · sapiens · barrow · dolmen · menhir
Scientific study of bones
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- provenanceRecord of ownership
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- digUnearth by shoveling
site · surveying · context · layer · sediment · fieldwork · grid · mapping · photogrammetry · screening
carbon-dating
Isotope-based age measurement
- radiocarbonDecaying carbon isotope
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
thermoluminescence · potassium-argon · chronology · geochronology · seriation · typology
potsherd
Fragment of earthenware
- lithicsArchaeological stone implements
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- flintknappingStriking stone to shape tools
ossuary · coprolite · midden · sherd · grave-goods · awl · scraper · adze · figurine · amphora
ruins
Decayed structural remains
necropolis · settlement · citadel · tomb · temple · monument · ziggurat · pyramid · hillfort · stela
paleolithic
Earliest tool-making period
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
- megalithicOf giant stone construction
- stone-agePre-metalworking human era
prehistory · cave-paintings · petroglyphs · geoglyphs · hominids · sapiens · barrow · dolmen · menhir · tumulus
osteology
Scientific study of bones
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- provenanceRecord of ownership
archeologicallytextually
Via written language
documentarily · orally · speculatively · historically · legendarily
- 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