archaeology

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"The lion's share in Maya archaeology has been devoted to research on the tombs, temples, and awe-inspiring finds of Classic Maya civilization," said Rani Alexander, an archaeologist at New Mexico State University.

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  1. noun The systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery.

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  • Techno-archaeology is digging back and finding past miracles that never happened -- for good reason usually. —  Bruce McCall's faux nostalgia
  • "Acid is death on DNA," says Hauswirth Archaeologists sent him samples from 91 brains in 1984 and 1985, when molecular archaeology--the analysis of ancient DNA for clues to past societies--was still in its fetal stage. —  Omni: May 1994
  • This corresponds perfectly to the spirit in which the New Museum was created - because it was designed to bear witness to the state of archaeology, a field just taking shape at the time and inseparable from the idea of transience. —  signandsight.com
  • One of the prizes of archaeology, the excavated palace of Ashurnasirpal at Nimrud, is in peril. —  Assyrian International News Agency
  • Biblical archaeology is another programme genre that has boomed recently, especially in the key US market. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
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  1. French archéologie, from New Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologiā, antiquarian lore : arkhaio-, archaeo- + -logiā, -logy.
 

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