ethnoarchaeology

ethnoarchaeology or eth·no·ar·che·ol·o·gy [eth-noh-ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee] Word Origin noun

1. the branch of archaeology that studies contemporary primitive cultures and technologies as a way of providing analogies and thereby patterns for prehistoric cultures.

Origin of ethnoarchaeology First recorded in 1970–75; ethno- + archaeology Related formseth·no·ar·chae·ol·o·gist, noun