考こう古こ学がく

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

archaeology; archeology

The academic study of human history and prehistory through excavation and analysis of artifacts, structures, and other physical remains.

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He is majoring in archaeology at university.

この遺い跡せきは考こう古こ学がく的てきに非ひ常じょうに重じゅう要ようだ。

This site is very important archaeologically.

考こう古こ学がくを専せん攻こうするto major in archaeology
大だい学がくで考こう古こ学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
I'm majoring in archaeology at university.
考こう古こ学がく的てき〈発はっ見けん〉an archaeological (discovery, site, etc.)
その遺い跡せきは世せい紀きの考こう古こ学がく的てき発はっ見けんと言いわれている。
That ruin is called the archaeological discovery of the century.
考こう古こ学がくを研けん究きゅうするto research/study archaeology
彼かれは長なが年ねん、古こ代だいエジプトの考こう古こ学がくを研けん究きゅうしてきた。

人じん類るい学がく
考古学 studies past human societies mainly through excavated artifacts and remains, while 人類学 is the broader study of humankind including culture, biology, and language.
歴れき史し学がく
考古学 reconstructs the past from physical evidence like artifacts and ruins, whereas 歴史学 relies primarily on written documents and records.

From 考古 (kōko, 'study of antiquities') + 学 (-gaku, 'study, -ology').

He has spent many years researching the archaeology of ancient Egypt.

marine archaeology; underwater archaeology

Biblical archaeology