archeologist

noun

a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.

Also, ar·che·ol·o·gist.

Origin:
archaeolog(y) + -ist

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noun

archaeology.

Related forms

ar·che·o·log·i·cal

[ahr-kee-uh-loj-i-kuh

l] , ar·che·o·log·ic, adjective

ar·che·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

ar·che·ol·o·gist, noun

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archaeology or archeology (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ)

—n
	prehistory See also protohistory the study of man's past by scientific analysis of the material remains of his cultures

[C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)]

archeology or archeology

—n

[C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)]

archaeological or archeology

—*adj*

archeological or archeology

—*adj*

archaeo'logically or archeology

—*adv*

archeo'logically or archeology

—*adv*

archae'ologist or archeology

—n

arche'ologist or archeology

—n

archaeology or archeology (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ)

—n
	prehistory See also protohistory the study of man's past by scientific analysis of the material remains of his cultures

[C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)]

archeology or archeology

—n

[C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)]

archaeological or archeology

—*adj*

archeological or archeology

—*adj*

archaeo'logically or archeology

—*adv*

archeo'logically or archeology

—*adv*

archae'ologist or archeology

—n

arche'ologist or archeology

—n

archaeology or archeology (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ)

—n
	prehistory See also protohistory the study of man's past by scientific analysis of the material remains of his cultures

[C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)]

archeology or archeology

—n

[C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)]

archaeological or archeology

—*adj*

archeological or archeology

—*adj*

archaeo'logically or archeology

—*adv*

archeo'logically or archeology

—*adv*

archae'ologist or archeology

—n

arche'ologist or archeology

—n

archeology (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ)

—n
	a variant spelling of archaeology

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Word Origin & History

archeologist

alt. spelling of archaeologist (q.v.). Also see ae.

archeology

alt. spelling of archaeology (q.v.). Also see ae.

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archaeology or archeology

(är'kē-ŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of past human life and culture by the examination of physical remains, such as graves, tools, and pottery.

Example sentences

It is amazing to learn the painstaking techniques of the archeologist while at a dig.

Ask your state archeologist about educational programs, such as having a professional speak at your school.

To the archeologist, however, this is scientific data.

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"There is no necessary connection between the important events of a life and the records of it that have been preserved in memory, in documents, in memorials, or in living testimony. The biographer must compose his life of what he has, just as the archeologist must restore his temple or his statue with such fragments as thieving time and careless men have left him; but fate often ironically leaves him a well-preserved leg and a dismembered torso, while the head, which would supply the main clue to the body, is missing. Hence, in addition to the purposive selection exercised by the subject himself and by the biographer in making use of such materials as are left, there exists a purely external selection dominated by chance, which cuts across the evidence in an arbitrary fashion. To correct for such distortions the biographer must be an anatomist of character: he must be able to restore the missing nose in plaster, even if he does not find the original marble."

-Lewis Mumford

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