archaeology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ˌɐː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- [ˌɐː.kiˈɔ̟l.ə.d͡ʒi] (New-Zealand)
- (California) audio
- /ˌɐː.kiˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía) Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) English archaeology 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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.
^({1}) He first presented a complementary thesis on the Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), in which he used the term “archaeology” for the first time, and which indicated the period of history to which he was constantly to return. ^({2}) The latent grid of knowledge which organizes every scientific discourse and defines what can or cannot be thought scientifically — the process of uncovering these levels Foucault calls 'archaeology'. ^({3}) “Archaeology”, as the investigation of that which renders necessary a certain form of thought, implies an excavation of unconsciously organized sediments of thought. Unlike a history of ideas, it doesn’t assume that knowledge accumulates towards any historical conclusion. Archaeology ignores individuals and their histories. It prefers to excavate impersonal structures of knowledge. Archaeology is a task that doesn’t consist of treating discourse as signs referring to a real content like madness. It treats discourses, such as medicine, as practices that form the objects of which they speak.
1997, Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, Totem Books, Icon Books, →ISBN, pages 36,^({1}) 63,^({2}) and 64^({3}):
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(countable, uncountable) The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains. ▸ The actual excavation, examination, analysis, and interpretation.
The building's developers have asked for some archaeology to be undertaken.
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(countable, uncountable) The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains. ▸ The actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
The archaeology will tell us which methods of burial were used by the Ancient Greeks.
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(countable, uncountable) The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains. ▸ The academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
She studied archaeology at Edinburgh University.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| archæology | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| archaeologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| archeology | US, alternative, uncommon | lexicographic | |
| archaiology | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
exoarchaeology · pseudoarchaeology · geoarchaeology · ethnoarchaeology · archaeologist · archaeologize · xenoarchaeology · dendroarchaeology · ichthyoarchaeology · zooarchaeology · maritime archaeology · microarchaeology · software archaeology · neuroarchaeology · astroarchaeology · archaeological · archaeologic · hydroarchaeology
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
field archaeology · alternative archaeology · ethnoarchaeology · xenoarchaeology · geoarchaeology · cult archaeology · osteoarchaeology · bioarchaeology · dendroarchaeology · maritime archaeology · zooarchaeology · media archaeology
Relateds
Translations (107)
sw akiolojia (scientific study of past remains) · bg археология (scientific study of past remains) · mi mātai whaipara tangata (scientific study of past remains) · ru археоло́гия (scientific study of past remains) · ja 考古学 (scientific study of past remains) · de Archäologie (scientific study of past remains) · es arqueología (scientific study of past remains) · hu régészet (scientific study of past remains) · km បុរាណវិទ្យា (scientific study of past remains) · scn archioluggìa (scientific study of past remains) · oc arqueologia (scientific study of past remains) · ba археология (scientific study of past remains) · ca arqueologia (scientific study of past remains) · bn প্রত্নতত্ত্ব (scientific study of past remains) · he ארכאולוגיה (scientific study of past remains) · is fornleifafræði (scientific study of past remains) · nl archeologie (scientific study of past remains) · kmr arkeolojî (scientific study of past remains) · eu arkeologia (scientific study of past remains) · km បុរាណវត្ថុវិទ្យា (scientific study of past remains) · sh археологија (scientific study of past remains) · hy հնագիտություն (scientific study of past remains) · rgn archeologèja (scientific study of past remains) · fi arkeologia (scientific study of past remains) · br arkeologiezh (scientific study of past remains) · fr archéologie (scientific study of past remains) · ro arheologie (scientific study of past remains) · te పురాతత్వ శాస్త్రము (scientific study of past remains) · mn археологи (scientific study of past remains) · vi khảo cổ học (scientific study of past remains) · sq arkeologji (scientific study of past remains) · ta தொல்லியல் (scientific study of past remains) · hu archeológia (scientific study of past remains) · eo arkeologio (scientific study of past remains) · ga seandálaíocht (scientific study of past remains) · bo གནའ་རྫས་རྟོག་ཞིབ (scientific study of past remains) · tk arheologiýa (scientific study of past remains) · gl arqueoloxía (scientific study of past remains) · ml പുരാവസ്തുശാസ്ത്രം (scientific study of past remains) · br henoniezh (scientific study of past remains) · de Altertumskunde (scientific study of past remains) · it archeologia (scientific study of past remains) · ar عِلْمُ الآثَار (scientific study of past remains) · fy âldheidkunde (scientific study of past remains) · fy archeology (scientific study of past remains) · cmn 考古學 /考古学 (scientific study of past remains) · nn arkeologi (scientific study of past remains) · be археало́гія (scientific study of past remains) · id ilmu purbakala (scientific study of past remains) · th โบราณคดี (scientific study of past remains) · lv arheoloģija (scientific study of past remains) · el αρχαιολογία (scientific study of past remains) · fa باستانشناسی (scientific study of past remains) · tr arkeoloji (scientific study of past remains) · az arxeologiya (scientific study of past remains) · ky археология (scientific study of past remains) · sco airchaeologie (scientific study of past remains) · pt arqueologia (scientific study of past remains) · ps لرغونپوهنه (scientific study of past remains) · hsb archeologija (scientific study of past remains) · io arkeologio (scientific study of past remains) · sv arkeologi (scientific study of past remains) · ms kaji purba (scientific study of past remains) · gd àrsaidheachd (scientific study of past remains) · vo vönotav (scientific study of past remains) · kn ಪುರಾತತ್ತ್ವ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (scientific study of past remains) · tl arkeolohiya (scientific study of past remains) · rgn archeologì (scientific study of past remains) · kk археология (scientific study of past remains) · tg бостоншиносӣ (scientific study of past remains) · et arheoloogia (scientific study of past remains) · am አርኬዎሎጂ (scientific study of past remains) · cy archaeoleg (scientific study of past remains) · da arkæologi (scientific study of past remains) · pl archeologia (scientific study of past remains) · sh arheologija (scientific study of past remains) · mr पुरातत्त्वशास्त्र (scientific study of past remains) · my ရှေးဟောင်းသုတေသနပညာ (scientific study of past remains) · ht akeyoloji (scientific study of past remains) · yi אַרכעאָלאָגיע (scientific study of past remains) · eo arĥeologio (scientific study of past remains) · lo ບູຮານວິທະຍາ (scientific study of past remains) · bo གནའ་དངོས་རིག་གནས (scientific study of past remains) · nrf archéologie (scientific study of past remains) · hi पुरातत्व (scientific study of past remains) · gd arc-eòlas (scientific study of past remains) · lt archeologija (scientific study of past remains) · ne पुरातत्त्वशास्त्र (scientific study of past remains) · tr kazıbilim (scientific study of past remains) · uz arxeologiya (scientific study of past remains) · sk archeológia (scientific study of past remains) · gv shenndaaleeaght (scientific study of past remains) · ms arkeologi (scientific study of past remains) · uk археоло́гія (scientific study of past remains) · sl arheologija (scientific study of past remains) · af argeologie (scientific study of past remains) · ast arqueoloxía (scientific study of past remains) · ar آثَار (scientific study of past remains) · ar عِلْمُ الْآثَارِ الْقَدِيمَة (scientific study of past remains) · ko 고고학 (scientific study of past remains) · mk археологија (scientific study of past remains) · cs archeologie (scientific study of past remains) · id arkeologi (scientific study of past remains) · ka არქეოლოგია (scientific study of past remains) · nl oudheidkunde (scientific study of past remains) · la archaeologia (scientific study of past remains) · nb arkeologi (scientific study of past remains)