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eth•no•ar•chae•ol•o•gy



Pronunciation: (eth"nō-är"kē-ol'u-jē), [key]
n.
the branch of archaeology that studies contemporary primitive cultures and technologies as a way of providing analogies and thereby patterns for prehistoric cultures. Also,eth"no•ar"che•ol'o•gy.

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