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archaeological

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See also: archæological

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    From archaeology + -ical. By surface analysis, archaeo- + -logical.

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    archaeological (comparative more archaeological, superlative most archaeological)

    1. Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
      • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 202:
        A living floor is, in archaeological terms, the floor of a cave upon which people lived and which retains evidence of their activities.
      • 2023 March 13, Lianne Kolirin, “Skeletal remains of Roman aristocrat discovered in hidden lead coffin”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 19 April 2024:
        The remains of 62 people were dug up at the previously unknown archaeological site near Garforth.

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