Variant: or ar · che · ol · o · gy
Pronunciation: ˌ är-k ē - ' ä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: French archéologie, from Late Latin archaeologia antiquarian lore, from Greek archaiologia, from archaio- + -logia -logy
Date: 1837
1 : the scientific study of material remains (as fossil relics, artifacts, and monuments) of past human life and activities
2 : remains of the culture of a people : ANTIQUITIES
– ar · chae · o · log · i · cal \ ˌ är-k ē - ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ adjective
– ar · chae · o · log · i · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– ar · chae · ol · o · gist \ ˌ är-k ē - ' ä-l ə -jist \ noun