archeology 考古學(xué) invaluable 無價(jià)的 valuable, precious unearth 發(fā)掘 發(fā)現(xiàn) uncover, exhume A recent excavation unearthed a pottery(陶器 陶 器場) of Ming dynasty. scoop 汲取 挖掘 dig, pick He used his bare hands to scoop up water from the river. exhume 掘出 excavate dig (ex出+hume土) The coroner(驗(yàn)尸官) exhumed the body in order to perform tests regarding the cause of death. excavate 挖掘 dig， delve They excavated a huge hold for the foundation of the building. excavation 挖掘 發(fā)掘 挖掘成的洞 出土文物 Neolithic 新石器時(shí)代的 Mesolithic 中石器時(shí)代的 Paleolithic 舊石器時(shí)代的 origin 起源 由來 chronological 按年代順序的 This article describes events in a chronological order. archaic 古的 old （arch古+aic） The arckaic ship was just like the ones used centuries earlier. ascend 追溯 His ascestors ascend to the 15th century. originate 發(fā)源于 initiate, start The compass(羅盤) originated from China. primitive 原始的 最初的 crude, original, primordial remnant 殘留 遺跡 remains， leftover， vestige No remnants of the settlement of Roanoke, Virginia were found by the next group of colonists. porcelain 瓷器 china antique 古物 古董 antiquity 古代 古老 古代的遺物 skull 頭骨 頭腦 artifact 人造物品