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new archaeology
noun
- a reorientation of archaeology, dating from the 1960s, that emphasizes an explicitly scientific, problem-oriented, deductive approach to research.
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- new archaeologist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of new archaeology1
First recorded in 1970–75
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