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動物考古学 (doubutsukoukogaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

動どう物ぶつ考こう古こ学がく

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Meanings

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archaeozoology; zooarchaeology

Academic field studying animal remains from archaeological sites.

動どう物ぶつ考こう古こ学がくは遺い跡せきから出しゅつ土どした動どう物ぶつの骨ほねを分ぶん

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Archaeozoology is the study that analyzes animal bones excavated from archaeological sites.

Kanji

動move, motion, change
物thing, object, matter
考consider, think over
古old
学study, learning, science

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動どう物ぶつ+考こう古こ学がく

Etymology

Compound of 動物 (animal) + 考古学 (archaeology).