🇬🇧🇪🇸 archeological - arqueológico : English Lesson

Meaning of "archeological" ("arqueológico"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Archeological" describes anything that has to do with archaeology, which is the science of finding and studying old things that people from long ago left behind. Archeological things can include ancient cities buried under the ground, old tools made of stone, broken pots, old bones, and even super old trash! Archeological work is like a treasure hunt mixed with detective work, where scientists carefully dig in the dirt to discover clues about how people used to live, eat, build, and play thousands of years ago.

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According to archeological research, early humans did not have to clean their rooms, which I think is very unfair.

The archeological team in the movie found a lost city; my archeological team found a lost math worksheet.

My archeological science project claimed that the oldest thing in our house is actually Dad’s jokes.

Our archeological dig in Grandma’s closet uncovered outfits so old they might remember disco.

Real archeological sites often have ancient trash piles called middens, proving that even thousands of years ago people still forgot to take out the garbage.

At the archeological dig, a child brushed dirt from a small bone. The archeological team held their breath as the archeological layer gave way to a clay pot. An elder cried, an archeological find glittered in the sun. They hugged, the archeological day ending with a soft, joyful cheer and waved small flags.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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