archaeological

or ar·che·o·log·i·cal

[ ahr-kee-uh-loj-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to archaeology.

Other Words From

• archae·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
• hyper·archae·o·logi·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of archaeological¹

1775–85; < Greek archaiologik ( ós ) ( archaeology, -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The core’s layers span the time when archaeological evidence points to humans first reaching Lutruwita.

From Science Magazine

But if they do some archaeological research, they find me there.

From Los Angeles Times

The Roman archaeological site of Pompeii will limit the number of daily visitors to the site to 20,000 a day after a steep rise in visitors.

From BBC

Mr Philip has been closely monitoring the impact of Israel's strikes on heritage sites in Gaza where it is fighting Hamas, leading a British university team documenting archaeological destruction across the territory.

From BBC

High-altitude urban sites are "extraordinarily rare" in the archaeological record because communities face unique challenges in settling there, said Zachary Silvia, an archaeologist at Brown University.

From BBC