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Archaeology [encyclopedia] |
 | | Archaeology is the science of unearthing sites containing remains of ancient habitation, with the goal of learning about culture, society, ecology, intellectual life and beliefs; modern archaeology employs the tools of history, anthropology, geology, and biology to recover the hidden past. |
 | | Archaeology studies ancient peoples and cultures by analyzing their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other remains. |
 | | Begun in Europe during the Renaissance, archaeology was used to explain chance discoveries of artifacts in biblical or classical terms. |
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