ar ‧ chae ‧ ol ‧ o ‧ gy BrE AmE ( also archeology American English ) /ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒi $ ˌɑːrkiˈɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: archéologie , from Late Latin archaeologia 'history of ancient times' , from Greek , from archaio- (from archaios ; ⇨ ↑ archaic ) + -logia '-logy' ]
the study of ancient societies by examining what remains of their buildings, ↑ grave s , tools etc
—archaeologist noun
—archaeological /ˌɑːkiəˈlɒdʒɪk ə l◂ $ ˌɑːrkiəˈlɑː-/ adjective :
an archaeological site
—archaeologically /-kli/ adverb