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Archaeology (Greek: ''ἀρχα ος'', "ancient"; and ''λόγος'', "study") is the science that studies human cultures and civilizations of the past and their relations with the surrounding environment, via the collection, documentation, and analysis of the material they have left behind, such as architecture, artifacts, biological and human remains.  Within the various universities of United States of America archaeology, along with [[ethnology]], [[linguistics]] and [[physical anthropology]], is considered a sub-field of [[anthropology]], the scientific study of human life and cultures from earliest times to the present day.

Archaeology (Greek: ''ἀρχα ος'', "ancient"; and ''λόγος'', "study") is the science that studies human cultures and civilizations of the past and their relations with the surrounding environment, via the collection, documentation, and analysis of the material they have left behind, such as architecture, artifacts, biological and human remains.  Within the various universities of United States of America archaeology, along with [[ethnology]], [[linguistics]] and [[physical anthropology]], is considered a sub-field of [[anthropology]], the scientific study of human life and cultures from earliest times to the present day.

Archaeology is traditionally divided into disciplines according to the period or culture being studied (i.e. [[classical archeology]], [[Egyptology]], [[industrial archeology]], etc.); particular investigative techniques ([[underwater archeology]], [[experimental archeology]], etc.); specific problems ([[urban archeology]], [[theoretical archeology]], etc.); or based on the type of material examined ([[numismatics]], [[epigraphy]]). The notion of archaeological discovery has evolved as research methods progressed, with discoveries becoming less and less dependent on chance or intuition.

Archaeology is traditionally divided into disciplines according to the period or culture being studied (i.e. [[classical archaeology]], [[Egyptology]], [[industrial archaeology]], etc.); particular investigative techniques ([[underwater archeology]], [[experimental archaeology]], etc.); specific problems ([[urban archeology]], [[theoretical archaeology]], etc.); or based on the type of material examined ([[numismatics]], [[epigraphy]]). The notion of archaeological discovery has evolved as research methods progressed, with discoveries becoming less and less dependent on chance or intuition.

==Research methods==

==Research methods==