- What type of thing is archeology? Essence of archaeology
- Branches of archaeology Archaeological practice Archaeological science Archaeological subdisciplines By location By time period Specialities
- History of archaeology
- Archaeological methods
- Archaeological theory
- Archaeology by Period
- Archaeological sites Archaeological site features
- Archaeological artifacts
- Other archaeology concepts
- Influential archaeologists
- Archaeology lists
- External links
{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to archaeology}}{{Portal|Archaeology}}The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to archaeology: Archaeology – study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation, and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. {{TOC limit|limit=2}} What type of thing is archeology? Archeology can be described as all of the following: - Academic discipline
- Science
Essence of archaeology- Archaeological record
- Archaeological science
- Archaeological site
- Archaeological theory
- Artifacts
- Biofacts
- Excavation
Branches of archaeologyArchaeological practice- Cultural Resources Management
- Archaeological ethics
- Urban archaeology
Archaeological scienceArchaeological science- Archaeometry
- Dendrochronology
- Isotope analysis
- Palynology
- Radiocarbon dating
- Zooarchaeology
- Geoarchaeology
- Bioarchaeology
- Archaeogenetics
- Computational archaeology
Archaeological subdisciplines- Ethnoarchaeology
- Taphonomy
By location- African archaeology
- Australian archaeology
- European archaeology
- Russian archaeology
- Archaeology of the Americas
- Archaeology of China
- Archaeology of Israel
By time period- Industrial archaeology
- Near Eastern archaeology
- Biblical archaeology
- Medieval archaeology
- Historical archaeology
- Post-medieval archaeology
- Industrial archaeology
- Contemporary archaeology
Specialities- Aerial archaeology
- Archaeoastronomy
- Archaeological science
- Archaeozoology
- Archaeobotany or paleoethnobotany
- Battlefield archaeology
- Computational archaeology
- Experimental archaeology
- Environmental archaeology
- Forensic archaeology
- Landscape archaeology
- Maritime archaeology
- Museum studies
- Palaeoarchaeology
- Paleopathology
History of archaeologyHistory of archaeology- List of years in archaeology
Archaeological methods- Archaeological excavation
- Archaeological field survey
- Archaeological geophysics
- Underwater archaeology
Archaeological theoryArchaeological theory- Great ages archaeology
- Functionalism
- Processualism / "New Archaeology"
- Post-processualism
- Cognitive archaeology
- Gender archaeology
- Feminist archaeology
- History of archaeology
Archaeology by PeriodList of archaeological periods- Lower Palaeolithic
- Middle Palaeolithic
- Upper Palaeolithic
- Mesolithic
- Neolithic
- Chalcolithic
- Bronze Age
- Iron Age
- Romans
- Anglo-Saxons
- Pre-Columbian
- Medieval
- Industrial
Archaeological sitesArchaeological site- Feature
- Cairn
- Megalithic tomb
- Pyramid
- Sepulchre
- Tomb
- Votive site
Archaeological site features{{main article|Feature (archaeology)}}Archaeological artifacts{{main article|Artifact (archaeology)}}- Assemblage
- Grave goods
- Hoard
- Manuport
- Sarcophagus
- Small finds
- Stone tool
- Votive deposit
Other archaeology concepts- Alignment
- Archaeological association
- Archaeological context
- Archaeological culture
- Archaeological field survey
- Archaeological horizon
- Archaeological natural
- Archaeological phase
- Archaeological plan
- Archaeological record
- Archaeological sequence
- Biofact
- Collecting
- Colluvium
- Cropmarks
- Cultural resources management
- Cut
- Dark earth
- Dating methodology
- Dendrochronology
- Deposit model
- Ecofact
- Excavation
- Fill
- Fossil
- Geologic time scale
- Geomatics
- Grave robbing
- Ground-penetrating radar
- Harris matrix
- Law of superposition
- Lithic analysis
- Post excavation
- Projectile point
- Radiocarbon dating
- Relationship
- Seriation
- Stratification
Influential archaeologistsList of archaeologistsArchaeology lists- List of archaeological periods
- List of archaeologists
- List of Russian archaeologists
- List of designations under the Protection of Wrecks Act
- List of famous archaeological sites
- List of archaeological sites sorted by continent and age
- List of archaeological sites sorted by country
- List of Palaeolithic sites in China
- List of prominent paleoethnobotanists
- List of years in archaeology
External links- The Society for American Archaeology
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071022041307/http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/about.php The World Archaeological Congress]
- The Archaeological Institute of America
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