Vocabulary Word
Word: archaeology
Definition: study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
Definition: study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
Sentences Containing 'archaeology'
I adore Rome, and I have always had a great taste for archaeology.''
Morcerf had expected he should be the guide; on the contrary, it was he who, under the count's guidance, followed a course of archaeology, mineralogy, and natural history.
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