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archeology

American  
[ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. archaeology.


archeology British  
/ ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of archaeology

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Other Word Forms

  • archeologic adjective
  • archeological adjective
  • archeologically adverb
  • archeologist noun

Example Sentences

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He is a St. Louis native and graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he majored in journalism and minored in art history and archeology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Digvijay Patil, a PhD student in archeology at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Pune, noticed repeated mentions of unusual plants while studying Sanskrit and Marathi texts related to sacred sites.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

But back to archeology, we need to understand what was there before it's too late and provide the history that our fellow humans and children deserve.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2024

Antonella Rinaldi, Florence's archeology and fine arts superintendent, said: "Tourists are welcome here but they need to respect our artworks, be they originals or replicas."

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

“Well, I’ve had a lot of time to think about them. And dolphins too. And photography and poetry and archeology and parallel dimensions and all sorts of stuff.”

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake