archeology, archaeology
(noun) the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Source: WordNet® 3.1
archaeology (uncountable)
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains
the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
• humanities
• dendroarchaeology
• ethnoarchaeology
• field archaeology
• geoarchaeology
• maritime archaeology
• xenoarchaeology
• zooarchaeology
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`chæ*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
