名詞 archaeology:

1. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
   同義詞：archeology

archaeology 或 ar.che.ol.o.gy

n.Abbr. archaeol.（名詞）縮寫 archaeol.
The systematic recovery and study of material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery, remaining from past human life and culture.
考古學：對過去人類的生活及文化保存下來的物質證據(jù)，如墳墓、建筑物、工具及陶器等的系統(tǒng)的恢復與研究

來源：
French archéologie
法語 archéologie
from New Latin archaeologia
源自 現(xiàn)代拉丁語 archaeologia
from Greek arkhaiologia [antiquarian lore]
源自 希臘語 arkhaiologia [古董收藏知識]
arkhaio- [archaeo-]
arkhaio- [前綴，表.古代的，原始的.]
-logia [-logy]
-logia [后綴，表.…學.]

【引伸】
ar.chaeolog.ical
ar.chaeol.ogist
n.（名詞）