ethnoarchaeology
or eth·no·ar·che·ol·o·gy
[ eth-noh-ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌɛθ noʊˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒi /
noun
the branch of archaeology that studies contemporary primitive cultures and technologies as a way of providing analogies and thereby patterns for prehistoric cultures.
Origin of ethnoarchaeology
First recorded in 1970–75;
ethno- +
archaeology
OTHER WORDS FROM ethnoarchaeology
eth·no·ar·chae·ol·o·gist, nounWords nearby ethnoarchaeology
ethnic cleansing,
ethnic minority,
ethnical,
ethnicity,
ethno-,
ethnoarchaeology,
ethnoastronomy,
ethnobiology,
ethnobotany,
ethnocentrism,
ethnog.