archaeology

== English == === Alternative forms === archæology (dated) archaiology (obsolete) archeology (US, uncommon) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία (arkhaiología, “antiquarian lore, ancient legends, history”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “primal, old, ancient”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, study”). By surface analysis, archaeo- +‎ -logy. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɐː.kiˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɐː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/, [ˌɐː.kiˈɔ̟l.ə.d͡ʒi] Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi Hyphenation: ar‧chae‧o‧lo‧gy === Noun === archaeology (countable and uncountable, plural archaeologies) The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains. The actual excavation, examination, analysis, and interpretation. The actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy. The academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology. ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling with ae is standard even in the United States, where most occurrences of ae are avoided. Google Ngram Viewer shows that archaeology is more than ten times as common as archeology in a large corpus of American English documents. ==== Hypernyms ==== humanities ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== archaic archaism ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “archaeology”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “archaeology”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “archaeology”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.