archaeo-, archeo-, archae-, arche-, archa-, archi-, -arch

(Greek: original [first in time], beginning, first cause, origin, ancient, primitive, from the beginning; most basic)

antarchism
The principle of opposition to all forms of government, or to all restraint of individuals by laws.
archaebacterium
archaeoastronomer
1. Anyone who studies the knowledge, interpretations, and practices of ancient cultures regarding celestial objects or phenomena.
2. Someone who studies the ancient or traditional astronomies in their cultural context, utilising archaeological and anthropological evidence.
archaeoastronomy
1. The study of the knowledge, interpretations, and practices of ancient cultures regarding celestial objects or phenomena.
2. The study of ancient or traditional astronomies in their cultural context, utilising archaeological and anthropological evidence.
archaeobacterium
archaeofauna, archeofauna
Any assemblage of animal remains recovered from a single archaeological context.
archaeogeological, archeogeological
Ancient geological conditions or situations.

For a long time Vesuvius and Pompeii have been an archaeogeological mystery. Bodies found on dense layers of ash indicate that the volcano had been actively pouring pumice and ash into the atmosphere for some time but also that the inhabitants had felt secure enough not to flee.

When the end came; however, it came so quickly that people were caught wherever they were. Hundreds of people in Herculaneum who had time to run and tried to find refuge in doored arched storage caverns were still exposed to such surface temperatures that it is written that a hand raised to protect one's face was burned to the bone, while the other hand, unexposed to the blast, was not.

archaeogeology
The study of ancient geological conditions or situations.
archaeo-geophysics, archeo-geophysics; archaeogeophysics, archeogeophysics
Any systematic collection of ancient geophysical data
archaeolater
One who worships anything archaic.
archaeolatry, archaeolatrous
The worship of anything archaic (ancient).
archaeolatry, archeolatry
The worship of archaic customs, expressions, etc.
archaeological chemistry, archeological chemistry
The application of chemical theories, processes, and experimental procedures to obtaining archaeological data and to solutions of problems in archaeology.

This field includes laboratory analysis of artifacts and materials found in archaeological context.

archaeological chronology, archeological chronology
Establishment of the temporal sequences of human cultures by the application of a variety of dating methods to cultural remains.
archaeological conservancy, archeological conservancy
Any private, nonprofit organization working to save archaeological sites from destruction.

This is done primarily by purchasing threatened sites and protecting the sites until they can be turned over to responsible agencies; such as, national parks.

Related "time" units: aevum, evum; Calendars; chrono-; horo-; pre-; Quotes: Time; tempo-.