ar·chae·ol·o·gy
ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jē 
variants
or archeology
1
: the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
2
: remains of the culture of a people : antiquities
the archaeology of the Incas
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
He is credited as the first and most significant contributor to South Florida archaeology of the time, classifying materials, recording 49 sites across Miami-Dade and making the first outline of a chronology of indigenous habitation.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
The port city of Tarragona is one of the must-visit places for archaeology buffs, with ancient ruins dating from its time as the Roman colony of Tarraco.
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Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
However, Vardi and his colleague Ron Shimelmitz, an associate professor in archaeology at the University of Haifa, have now discovered that it was inhabited up to 400,000 years ago.
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Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
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Noun
Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981) Who didn't think about getting into archaeology watching this as a kid?
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
He is credited as the first and most significant contributor to South Florida archaeology of the time, classifying materials, recording 49 sites across Miami-Dade and making the first outline of a chronology of indigenous habitation.
—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
The port city of Tarragona is one of the must-visit places for archaeology buffs, with ancient ruins dating from its time as the Roman colony of Tarraco.
—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
However, Vardi and his colleague Ron Shimelmitz, an associate professor in archaeology at the University of Haifa, have now discovered that it was inhabited up to 400,000 years ago.
—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
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“Archaeology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archaeology. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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archaeology
noun
ar·chae·ol·o·gy
variants
or archeology
: the science that deals with past human life as shown by fossil relics and the monuments and tools left by ancient peoples
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