Meanings
nounmicroarchaeology (uncountable)
- uncountableThe study of microscopic archaeological artefacts
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
- Ancient Greekἀρχή (arkhḗ)
- Ancient Greekἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Ancient Greekἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā)
- Englisharchaeology
- Englishmicroarchaeology
From micro- + archaeology.
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APA
microarchaeology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microarchaeology
MLA
“microarchaeology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microarchaeology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microarchaeology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microarchaeology.
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