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Palaetiology

The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth.

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Archaeology 76% connected

The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, imp…

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Archeology 76% connected

Alt. of Archeological

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Assyriology noun · 86% connection

archeology of the ancient Assyrians

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Culture noun · 86% connection

the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the r…

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Egyptology noun · 86% connection

archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts

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Epigraphy noun · 86% connection

the study of ancient inscriptions

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Paleography noun · 86% connection

the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)

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Paleology noun · 86% connection

the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities

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Community noun · 85% connection

a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common; "he was well known throughout t…

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Affinal adjective · 78% connection

(anthropology) related by marriage

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Affine noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) kin by marriage

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

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Anthropology noun · 78% connection

the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

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Blood kinship noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Cognation noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Consanguinity noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Eidos noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group

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Ethos noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"

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Family relationship noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

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Kinship noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

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Aetiology noun · 78% connection

the philosophical study of causation