Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Archaeology \Ar`ch[ae]*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'archai^os ancient
   (fr. 'archh` beginning) + ? discourse, ? to speak.]
   The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric
   antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of
   an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics,
   written manuscripts, etc.

Source : WordNet®

archaeology
     n : the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people
         and their cultures [syn: {archeology}]