archaeological

«archaeological» in Mova's school dictionary: About archaeology: the study of the past by digging up… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (archaeological) — US also «archeological»

meaning for a pupil

About archaeology: the study of the past by digging up and studying old objects, buildings and bones. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons: archaeological digs, sites, finds. Phrases: «archaeological site», «archaeological dig», «archaeological evidence».

examples

• Stonehenge is a famous archaeological site. tree →
• They found Roman coins on an archaeological dig. tree →
• Archaeological evidence shows people lived here 5,000 years ago. tree →
• We visited an archaeological museum. tree →
• The farmer's field became an archaeological treasure. tree →
• Archaeological work must be done slowly and carefully. tree →

note

Spelling trap: archae-ological (UK and most writing); US sometimes «archeological». Said «ar-kee-o-LOJ-i-kal».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «archaeological» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.