The scientific study of the material remains of past peoples. In archaeology today, a range of biological techniques, including DNA analysis, enter into what has been termed bioarchaeology.

c. 1600, "ancient history," from French archéologie (16c.) or directly from Greek arkhaiologia "the study of ancient things;" see archaeo- + -ology. Meaning "scientific study [..]

study of human history, based on material remains. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

The scientific excavation and study of ancient human material remains.

The study of the material traces of the human past.

n. The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.

the subfield of anthropology that focuses on cultural variation and power relations in past populations by analyzing material remains (material culture or artifacts).

the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of physical remains

The term is associated with the work of Foucault on the history of the social sciences and the formation and mutation of discourse. One central point about the concept is the recognition that the hist [..]

The study of the diversity of human behavior in the past, based on the traces left behind by past humans or societies.

Archaeology is the study of the material remains of past societies that also left behind some other form of historical evidence. This field of research embraces the interests of a diverse group of sch [..]

(n) the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

The scientific study of physical evidence of past human societies recovered through the excavation. Archaeologists not only attempt to discover and describe past cultures, but also to formulate explanations for the development of cultures.

The study of the human past using material remains, from the most ancient to the relatively modern.

Archaeology is defined as the science of discovering how societies in the past thought, felt and acted, organised their way of life and interacted with others and their environment, and in meeting the [..]

the study of past human culture by analyzing the material remains (sites and artifacts) people left behind; the science of archaeology involves recording, interpreting, and recreating past human life

The scientific study of past Societies through Artifacts, Fossils, etc.

The scientific study of past societies through artifacts, fossils, etc.

A subdiscipline of anthropology involving the study of the human past through its material remains.

A set of theories, methods and techniques for the study of human culture and civilization, using scientific investigation of physical remains of past activities.

The study of human evolution through the study of material culture.

The scientific study of important physical remnants of the cultural past for the purpose of better understanding human history.

<study> The science or study of antiquities, especially. Prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc. Origin: Gr.; ancient (fr. Beginning) + discourse, to speak. (04 Mar 1998)

Attempting to access the locked containers in Relic sites (Cosmic Signatures). This involves scanning down the location of the site, then successfully completing the turn-based hacking minigame to get the loot in the container. Hacking is the equivalent term for Data sites (with identical mechanics). "Hacking" is also often used as shorth [..]

The scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains.

The scientific study of past cultures through the study of sites and artifacts

The study of humanity’s past, primarily through the study of the material (physical) remains of past human activity.

Literally, ‘the study of ancient things’. Archaeology is the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of objects found in them

The scientific study of ancient civilisations, usually by excavating historical or sacred sites. It involves the discovery and interpretation of material remains left behind by those who lived there l [..]