archaeology

Natural deposits of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time.

(properly) History before written records, inclusive of both

To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.

A layer of fossil soil buried beneath other sediments or deposits.

Any place of burial; the grave.

An obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone

To bury again, in the same or another grave.

A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

An ornamental greenstone pendant among the Māori, worn around the neck.

The study of old or ancient forms of writing.

(archaeology and paleontology) The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.

To dig.

A sabertooth tiger

An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

To shape a brittle material having conchoidal fracture, usually a mineral (flint, obsidian, chert etc.), by breaking away flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point.

The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.

To dig.

A tumulus of stones.