From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Archaeology \Ar'ch[ae]*ol"o*gy\ ([aum]r'k[-e]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. 'archaiologi'a; 'archai^os ancient (fr. 'archh' beginning) + lo'gos discourse, le'gein to speak.] The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures [syn: {archeology}]
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