0 the study of the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects that belonged to people who lived in the past, in order to learn about their culture and society
1 the study of ancient cultures through examination of their buildings, tools, and other objects
Daniel is very interested in history and archaeology, and often visits historic sites.
We both studied archaeology at university before coming to work at the museum.
Excavating human remains is one of the most exciting parts of archaeology.
The Department of Archaeology has organized a dig in medieval Exeter this summer.
From 1961 onwards archaeology was taught as a so-called further education course, which followed studies in another discipline lasting four to five years.
What role do you see for theoretical reflection in the archaeology of the coming decades?
Until then, archaeology had been regarded as a non-theoretical discipline.