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archaeologically

archaeologically

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It is about the study of people who lived long ago
  • adverb
  • /ˌɑrkiəˈlɒdʒɪkli/
  • Formal
: arqueológicamente
  • Much of this archaeologically significant stretch of central Utah's red-rock wilderness is owned by the federal government.
  • excavated archaeologically
  • archaeologically significant
  • archaeologically crucial area

Although interestingly, Ericsson does think of these things archaeologically.

Examples

  • Yet, archaeologically, group similarities are clearly evident, perhaps at a level that is "invisible" to historians.

    Academic text (2006)
  • There are certainly good arguments for a legal trade in archaeologically excavated material that American museums could acquire.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In the water world of the Calusa, it seems like the archaeologically appropriate thing to do.

    Academic text (2004)
  • According to Moss, it's a model of cooperation for construction projects in archaeologically sensitive areas.

    Academic text (2004)
  • There is a special satisfaction in knowing that in this case the recovery has been fully documented both archaeologically and on film.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But whatever it is, it's a moment of crisis which we can capture archaeologically, and that's a very rare thing through this.

  • Such similarities between Jewish religious learning and Christian monasticism had never before been identified archaeologically.

    Academic text (2010)
  • However, until the 1930s, there was very little archaeologically within Anatolia that might have been compared with Troy, and certainly not in western Anatolia.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Investigators can point to compelling evidence for ancient, damaging earthquakes in the anthropologically and archaeologically crucial area bordering the Jordan River.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Many archaeologists believe that the discoveries made during this expedition will be archaeologically important for understanding ancient cultures.

Surface Forms

archaeologically positive

Morphology

archaeologically = archaeological (transparent) = archaeology + al + ly

The adverb is formed by the regular addition of '-ly' to the adjective 'archaeological', which is itself transparently related to 'archaeology' via '-al'.

Etymology

Archaeologically comes from the parts archaeo- meaning 'ancient' and -logy meaning 'study', the same root you see in archaeology, the study of old things. So, to look at something archaeologically is to learn about the past by studying old objects and the evidence they left.