transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
or ar·che·ol·o·gy ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jē
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 ˌär-kē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl adjective
• ar·chae·o·log·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē adverb
• ar·chae·ol·o·gist ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jist noun