archeological
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- adjective
- /ˌɑrkɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
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arqueológico
- Thus, archeological data aid in assessing population change during the first half of the sixteenth century.
- archeological dig
- archeological expedition
- archeological survey
They are part trash, part archaeological finds of our present time.
- They are part trash, part archaeological finds of our present time.
- So let's go on a little archaeological expedition and see what we find.
- From marginalia to drops of wax, each book is a veritable archaeological site awaiting excavation.
- So that bodies that we find from the Second World War or before are technically archaeological.
- Why does the modern archaeological evidence call Joshua's conquest of Canaan into question?
- And it's the oldest known archaeological site made by man that exists.
- So if we go to the moon, I would highly recommend regarding it as an archaeological site and looking for objects that are strange.
- So, you know, they do have archaeological proof of like elongated skeletons.
- It's just guesswork before then, archaeological interpretation.
- And they, they started digging and doing archaeological work.
- And so I have when languages have been found on some of the archaeological remnants that have never been translated.
- We certainly have no archaeological proof that I would site or contemplate as the evidence of such.
Examples
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Now, stone tools tend to stick around in the archaeological record.
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The archeological research conducted last summer revealed fascinating insights into early civilizations.
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So, you know, there is archaeological evidence that states that this was a site of international trade.
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This is one of their greatest archaeological sites.
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One of our archeological teams uncovered this a few months ago.
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And it's the oldest known archaeological site made by man that exists.
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So let's go on a little archaeological expedition and see what we find.
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And it's now on display in the Archaeological Museum in Arles.
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So, you know, they do have archaeological proof of like elongated skeletons.
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Why does the modern archaeological evidence call Joshua's conquest of Canaan into question?
Synonyms
Relating to the study of people who lived long ago by digging up old objects
Relating to the study of very ancient times, like fossils and early human tools
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
archeological = archaeology (semi-transparent) = archaeology + ical
The adjective is transparently based on 'archaeology', but the technical register and spelling shift make it slightly less immediate for learners.
Etymology
Archeological comes from Greek parts archaeo- meaning 'ancient' and -logy meaning 'study'. So, just like archaic means 'old', archeological is the study of ancient things such as old objects and places.