protoarcheology
/ˌproʊtoʊˌɑrkiˈɑlədʒi/
noun
- Alternative spelling of protoarchaeology; early or primitive forms of the study of ancient human remains and artifacts.
- Protoarcheology is the same field as protoarchaeology, just spelled differently.
- The student learned that protoarcheology and protoarchaeology refer to the same early practices.
- Some older texts use the spelling protoarcheology instead of protoarchaeology.