Bible Unearthed S01 E01 What is Archaeology?

This course is about archaeology. But what exactly is “archaeology”? The word literally means “study of the ancient,” coming from a combination of two ancient Greek words archae and logos, but it has become its own historical and scientific field based on the discovery or rediscovery of the past through systematic investigation and excavation. It can be defined as the study of human cultures and history through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artifacts, texts, and biological remnants.