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Archaeological site

Meaning in history, with examples

nounCore term

In history, archaeological site means: A place where evidence of past human activity has been found or preserved, such as the remains of a settlement, cemetery, temple or workshop.

In Turkish: arkeolojik alan, ören yeri, kazı alanı

How it is used

Sites are discovered, surveyed, excavated, protected and opened to visitors; archaeologists often just say the site. Major sites may be UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as Ephesus, Çatalhöyük and Göbekli Tepe are.

Example sentences

  1. Göbekli Tepe is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.

  2. Construction stopped when workers found an archaeological site under the road.

Common collocations

  • an important archaeological site
  • excavate a site
  • protect a site
  • site museum
  • World Heritage Site
  • archaeologyThe study of the human past through the material remains people left behind, such as buildings, tools, pottery, bones and traces in the soil.
  • excavationThe careful digging and recording of an archaeological site to uncover buildings, objects and other remains in the order in which they were buried.
  • ruinsThe remaining parts of buildings or a town that has been destroyed or has fallen down over time.
  • artifactAn object made or shaped by people, such as a tool, coin, weapon or piece of jewellery, especially one studied for what it reveals about the past.

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