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ethnoarcheology

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eth⋅no⋅ar⋅chae⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

[eth-noh-ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee]
–noun
the branch of archaeology that studies contemporary primitive cultures and technologies as a way of providing analogies and thereby patterns for prehistoric cultures.
Also, eth⋅no⋅ar⋅che⋅ol⋅o⋅gy.


Origin:
1970–75; ethno- + archaeology


eth⋅no⋅ar⋅chae⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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