archaeology
noun
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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Mehrnoush Soroush is an assistant professor of landscape archaeology in the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago and director of the Center for Ancient Middle Eastern Landscapes at the university’s Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.
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Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Alyssa Catlin, a PhD student in archaeology, said health care was a big concern for her.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
The English army’s march southward has always been part of Harold’s romantic identity, said Duncan Wright, a senior lecturer in medieval archaeology at the Newcastle University in England.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
Dan Hicks, a professor of contemporary archaeology at the University of Oxford who studied the FoI responses, told the Guardian that these collections included items looted by British colonial officials and soldiers.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Mar. 2026
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Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Alyssa Catlin, a PhD student in archaeology, said health care was a big concern for her.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
The English army’s march southward has always been part of Harold’s romantic identity, said Duncan Wright, a senior lecturer in medieval archaeology at the Newcastle University in England.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
Dan Hicks, a professor of contemporary archaeology at the University of Oxford who studied the FoI responses, told the Guardian that these collections included items looted by British colonial officials and soldiers.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Mar. 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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