ARCHÆOLOGY

ARCHÆOLOGY
   the study or the science of the monuments of antiquity, as distinct from palæontology, which has to do with extinct organisms or fossil remains.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Archæology, The Commission of Sacred — • Founded in the middle of the nineteenth century for the purpose of promoting and directing excavations in the Roman Catacombs and on other sites of Christian antiquarian interest Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • Crucifix and Cross in Archæology — • The sign of the cross, represented in its simplest form by a crossing of two lines at right angles, greatly antedates, in both the East and the West, the introduction of Christianity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • archæography — noun /ɑːkiːˈɒgɹəfɪ/ Discipline for publishing treatises of any antiquity or antiquities. The institute grants the degree of doctor of archæology or archæography …   Wiktionary

  • PARKER, JOHN HENRY —    archæologist and writer on architecture; originally a London publisher, his chief work the Archæology of Rome, in nine vols., a subject to which he devoted much study (1800 1884) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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