archaeological
archaeological adjective: relating to the science or research of archaeology.
Adjective
archaeological (comparative more archaeological, superlative most archaeological)
- Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
- A living floor is, in archaeological terms, the floor of a cave upon which people lived and which retains evidence of their activities.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 202
- The remains of 62 people were dug up at the previously unknown archaeological site near Garforth.2023 March 13, Lianne Kolirin, “Skeletal remains of Roman aristocrat discovered in hidden lead coffin”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024
archaeological meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
archaeological in Hindi
- relating to the science or research of archaeology
- पुरातात्विक purātātvik
archaeological in Tamil
- தொல்பொருளாய்வு சார்ந்த, தொல்பொருள் இயல் சார்ந்த, தொல்லியல் சார்ந்த
archaeological in Urdu
- آثار قدیمہ سے مُتعلق, آثاریاتی
archaeological in Bengali
- প্রত্নতাত্ত্বিক
More languagesFewer languages
- archaeological in Malayalam
- പുരാവസ്തുശാസ്ത്രസംബന്ധിയായ
- archaeological in Kannada
- ಪಳಮೆಯರಿಮೆಯ
- archaeological in Arabic
- أَثَرِيّ ʔaṯariyy
Examples of archaeological in a sentence
- Archaeological evidence has demythologized some parts of the Bible.
- The chalcolithic Corded Ware culture of North-Central and Eastern Europe has been found to display archaeological as well as genetic affinities to the penecontemporary Yamnaya horizon of the Pontic–Caspian Steppe.
- There are many problems associated with artifacts and objects that lack a secure archaeological context.
Forms of archaeological
| comparative | more archaeological |
|---|---|
| superlative | most archaeological |
| alternative US | archeological |
| alternative form (archaic) | archæological |
Origin of archaeological
From archaeology + -ical. By surface analysis, archaeo- + -logical.
Words formed from archaeological
Phrases with archaeological
Questions about archaeological
- What does archaeological mean?
- Archaeological means relating to the science or research of archaeology.
- What is archaeological in Hindi?
- Archaeological in Hindi is पुरातात्विक (purātātvik). See Archaeological meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is archaeological?
- Archaeological is an adjective.
Words near archaeological in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: archaeological (page history and authors); archaeological (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); archaeological (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); archaeological (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); archaeological (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); archaeological (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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