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# archaeology

noun (archaeology — uncountable)

«archaeology» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The study of the human past by digging up and examining old things people left behind, such as tools, bones, pots, coins and buildings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeology/#m1)

### In the lessons

In history lessons archaeology is how we know about times before writing: the Stone Age, Romans, Vikings, ancient Egypt. Archaeologists dig carefully in layers (deeper is usually older) and record everything. In stories archaeology means adventure and mystery. Phrases: study archaeology, an archaeological dig, an archaeologist.

### Examples

- Archaeology tells us how Vikings lived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeology/#x1)
- Archaeologists found Roman coins under the car park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeology/#x2)
- We did an archaeology dig in the school sandpit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeology/#x3)
- Archaeology helps us learn about people who never wrote anything down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeology/#x4)
- The deeper layers in an archaeology dig are usually older. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeology/#x5)
- Dinosaur bones are studied by palaeontologists, not by archaeology. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeology/#x6)
- He has endeavoured in his illustrations to retain as much as possible of Celtic ornamentation; for all details of Celtic archaeology he has authority. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeology/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. UK spelling: archaeology; US often: archeology. Pronounced ar-kee-OL-o-jee. Person: archaeologist; adjective: archaeological. Myth: archaeologists do not dig up dinosaurs — that is palaeontology. Archaeology studies humans.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «archaeology» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaeology/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«archaeology» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/archaeology.html) on Mova free.