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ethnoarchaeology

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  1. sub-field within archaeology that uses sociocultural and archaeological research methods to understand how archaeological sites are created by living people
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Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)der. English ethno- Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía) Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) English archaeology English ethnoarchaeology From ethno- + archaeology.

  1. The ethnographic study of peoples for archaeological reasons.