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Humanities > Archaeology > Historical archaeology

Preferred term

Historical archaeology  

Definition(s)

  • A branch of archaeology that concerns itself with "historical" societies, i.e. those that had systems of writing; also used, especially in North America, to describe the archaeology of the most recent past - from approximately AD 1500 to the present [Wikipedia]

Broader concept(s)

Synonym(s)

  • Archaeology, historical

Notation

  • 121622

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-RC29G49V-2

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