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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch%C3%A4ologie" title="Archäologie – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Archäologie" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%88%A5%E1%8A%90_%E1%89%85%E1%88%AD%E1%88%B5" title="ሥነ ቅርስ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ሥነ ቅርስ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-anp mw-list-item"><a href="https://anp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="पुरातत्वशास्त्र – Angika" lang="anp" hreflang="anp" data-title="पुरातत्वशास्त्र" data-language-autonym="अंगिका" data-language-local-name="Angika" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अंगिका</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="علم الآثار – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="علم الآثار" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arqueoloch%C3%ADa" title="Arqueolochía – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Arqueolochía" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arqu%C3%A8ologia" title="Arquèologia – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Arquèologia" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arqueolox%C3%ADa" title="Arqueoloxía – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Arqueoloxía" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-awa mw-list-item"><a href="https://awa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5" title="पुरातत्त्व – Awadhi" lang="awa" hreflang="awa" data-title="पुरातत्त्व" data-language-autonym="अवधी" data-language-local-name="Awadhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अवधी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Археология – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="Археология" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arxeologiya" title="Arxeologiya – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Arxeologiya" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85" title="قازی بیلیم – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="قازی بیلیم" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC" title="প্রত্নতত্ত্ব – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="প্রত্নতত্ত্ব" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh%C3%B3-k%C3%B3%CD%98-ha%CC%8Dk" title="Khó-kó͘-ha̍k – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Khó-kó͘-ha̍k" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Археология – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Археология" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Археалогія – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Археалогія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%91%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Археалёгія – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Археалёгія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80" title="आर्कियोलॉजी – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="आर्कियोलॉजी" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeolohiya" title="Arkeolohiya – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Arkeolohiya" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Археология – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Археология" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch%C3%A4ologie" title="Archäologie – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Archäologie" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arheologija" title="Arheologija – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Arheologija" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeologiezh" title="Arkeologiezh – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Arkeologiezh" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arqueologia" title="Arqueologia – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Arqueologia" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8" title="Археологи – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Археологи" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeyolohiya" title="Arkeyolohiya – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Arkeyolohiya" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologie" title="Archeologie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Archeologie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archiulugia" title="Archiulugia – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Archiulugia" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeoleg" title="Archaeoleg – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Archaeoleg" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark%C3%A6ologi" title="Arkæologi – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Arkæologi" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch%C3%A4ologie" title="Archäologie – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Archäologie" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arheoloogia" title="Arheoloogia – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Arheoloogia" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Αρχαιολογία – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αρχαιολογία" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeolog%C3%AE" title="Archeologî – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Archeologî" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology" title="Archaeology – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Archaeology" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arqueolog%C3%ADa" title="Arqueología – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Arqueología" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeologio" title="Arkeologio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Arkeologio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquiolog%C3%ADa" title="Arquiología – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Arquiología" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeologia" title="Arkeologia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Arkeologia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="باستان‌شناسی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="باستان‌شناسی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch%C3%A9ologie" title="Archéologie – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Archéologie" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeology" title="Archeology – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Archeology" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologjie" title="Archeologjie – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Archeologjie" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seand%C3%A1la%C3%ADocht" title="Seandálaíocht – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Seandálaíocht" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenndaaleeaght" title="Shenndaaleeaght – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Shenndaaleeaght" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80rc-e%C3%B2las" title="Àrc-eòlas – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Àrc-eòlas" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arqueolox%C3%ADa" title="Arqueoloxía – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Arqueoloxía" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh%C3%A1u-k%C3%BA-ho%CC%8Dk" title="Kháu-kú-ho̍k – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Kháu-kú-ho̍k" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B3%A0%EA%B3%A0%ED%95%99" title="고고학 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="고고학" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Հնագիտություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հնագիտություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="पुरातत्वशास्त्र – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="पुरातत्वशास्त्र" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arheologija" title="Arheologija – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Arheologija" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeologio" title="Arkeologio – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Arkeologio" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeologi" title="Arkeologi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Arkeologi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologia" title="Archeologia – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Archeologia" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologie" title="Archeologie – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Archeologie" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fornleifafr%C3%A6%C3%B0i" title="Fornleifafræði – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Fornleifafræði" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologia" title="Archeologia – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Archeologia" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%92%D7%99%D7%94" title="ארכאולוגיה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ארכאולוגיה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark%C3%A9ologi" title="Arkéologi – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Arkéologi" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C9%A9b%C9%A9njaaz%C9%A9_kp%C9%9Bl%C9%9Bk%CA%8A%CA%8A_t%CA%8Am%C9%A9y%C9%9B" title="Kɩbɩnjaazɩ kpɛlɛkʊʊ tʊmɩyɛ – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Kɩbɩnjaazɩ kpɛlɛkʊʊ tʊmɩyɛ" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kl mw-list-item"><a href="https://kl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ittarnisarsiorneq" title="Ittarnisarsiorneq – Kalaallisut" lang="kl" hreflang="kl" data-title="Ittarnisarsiorneq" data-language-autonym="Kalaallisut" data-language-local-name="Kalaallisut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kalaallisut</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B5_%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0" title="ಪುರಾತತ್ತ್ವ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಪುರಾತತ್ತ್ವ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A5%E1%83%94%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="არქეოლოგია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="არქეოლოგია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%94%D9%84%D9%85%DB%81%D9%90_%D8%A2%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="عٔلمہِ آثار – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="عٔلمہِ آثار" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arche%C3%B2logij%C3%B4" title="Archeòlogijô – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="Archeòlogijô" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Археология – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Археология" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiolojia" title="Akiolojia – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Akiolojia" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawopa" title="Rawopa – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Rawopa" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akeyoloji" title="Akeyoloji – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Akeyoloji" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lark%C3%A9yoloji" title="Larkéyoloji – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Larkéyoloji" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeoloj%C3%AE" title="Arkeolojî – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Arkeolojî" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Археология – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Археология" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologia" title="Archeologia – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Archeologia" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeolojiya" title="Arkeolojiya – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Arkeolojiya" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%9A%E0%BA%B9%E0%BA%AE%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%A7%E0%BA%B4%E0%BA%97%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%8D%E0%BA%B2" title="ບູຮານວິທະຍາ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ບູຮານວິທະຍາ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeologia" title="Archaeologia – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Archaeologia" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arheolo%C4%A3ija" title="Arheoloģija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Arheoloģija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologie" title="Archeologie – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Archeologie" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologija" title="Archeologija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Archeologija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologia" title="Archeologia – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Archeologia" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologie" title="Archeologie – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Archeologie" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arceolojia" title="Arceolojia – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Arceolojia" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arheolougii" title="Arheolougii – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="Arheolougii" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Livvinkarjala</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9g%C3%A9szet" title="Régészet – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Régészet" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Археологија – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Археологија" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arke%C3%B4l%C3%B4jia" title="Arkeôlôjia – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Arkeôlôjia" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82" title="പുരാവസ്തുശാസ്ത്രം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="പുരാവസ്തുശാസ്ത്രം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeolo%C4%A1ija" title="Arkeoloġija – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Arkeoloġija" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="पुरातत्त्वशास्त्र – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="पुरातत्त्वशास्त्र" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A5%E1%83%94%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="არქეოლოგია – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="არქეოლოგია" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="علم الاثار – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="علم الاثار" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mnw mw-list-item"><a href="https://mnw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%80%E1%80%BD%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AB%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AC%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA" title="ကွတ်ပေါရာန် – Mon" lang="mnw" hreflang="mnw" data-title="ကွတ်ပေါရာန်" data-language-autonym="ဘာသာမန်" data-language-local-name="Mon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ဘာသာမန်</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeologi" title="Arkeologi – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Arkeologi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arqueologie" title="Arqueologie – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Arqueologie" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8" title="Археологи – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Археологи" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9B%E1%80%BE%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9F%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9E%E1%80%AF%E1%80%90%E1%80%B1%E1%80%9E%E1%80%94%E1%80%95%E1%80%8A%E1%80%AC" title="ရှေးဟောင်းသုတေသနပညာ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ရှေးဟောင်းသုတေသနပညာ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologie" title="Archeologie – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Archeologie" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooldheaidkeunde" title="Ooldheaidkeunde – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Ooldheaidkeunde" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="पुरातत्त्वशास्त्र – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="पुरातत्त्वशास्त्र" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5" title="पुरातत्व – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="पुरातत्व" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%80%83%E5%8F%A4%E5%AD%A6" title="考古学 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="考古学" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologgia" title="Archeologgia – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Archeologgia" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeologi" title="Arkeologi – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Arkeologi" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeologi" title="Arkeologi – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Arkeologi" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch%C3%A9ologie" title="Archéologie – Norman" lang="nrf" hreflang="nrf" data-title="Archéologie" data-language-autonym="Nouormand" data-language-local-name="Norman" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nouormand</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arqueologia" title="Arqueologia – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Arqueologia" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9" title="Археологий – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Археологий" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qorambaa" title="Qorambaa – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Qorambaa" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arxeologiya" title="Arxeologiya – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Arxeologiya" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA" title="آثاریات – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="آثاریات" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-blk mw-list-item"><a href="https://blk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9E%E1%80%AF%E1%80%90%E1%80%B1%E1%80%9E%E1%80%94%E1%80%85%E1%80%81%E1%80%AB%E1%80%95%E1%80%8A%E1%80%AC%E1%82%8F" title="သုတေသနစခါပညာႏ – Pa'O" lang="blk" hreflang="blk" data-title="သုတေသနစခါပညာႏ" data-language-autonym="ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ" data-language-local-name="Pa'O" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeologia" title="Arkeologia – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Arkeologia" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%BA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%87%D9%86%D9%87" title="لرغونپوهنه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="لرغونپوهنه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%94%E1%9E%BB%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%8E%E1%9E%9C%E1%9E%B7%E1%9E%91%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%99%E1%9E%B6" title="បុរាណវិទ្យា – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="បុរាណវិទ្យា" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark%C3%A9olodjie" title="Arkéolodjie – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Arkéolodjie" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tpi mw-list-item"><a href="https://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiolosi" title="Akiolosi – Tok Pisin" lang="tpi" hreflang="tpi" data-title="Akiolosi" data-language-autonym="Tok Pisin" data-language-local-name="Tok Pisin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tok Pisin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch%C3%A4ologie" title="Archäologie – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Archäologie" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologia" title="Archeologia – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Archeologia" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arqueologia" title="Arqueologia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Arqueologia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arxeologiya" title="Arxeologiya – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Arxeologiya" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arheologie" title="Arheologie – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Arheologie" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rm mw-list-item"><a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologia" title="Archeologia – Romansh" lang="rm" hreflang="rm" data-title="Archeologia" data-language-autonym="Rumantsch" data-language-local-name="Romansh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Rumantsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D2%91%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Археолоґія – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Археолоґія" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Археология – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Археология" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Археология – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Археология" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D" title="पुरातत्त्वशास्त्रम् – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="पुरातत्त्वशास्त्रम्" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeologia" title="Archeologia – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Archeologia" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airchaeology" title="Airchaeology – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Airchaeology" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeologjia" title="Arkeologjia – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Arkeologjia" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archiolugg%C3%ACa" title="Archioluggìa – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Archioluggìa" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80" title="පුරාවිද්‍යාව – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="පුරාවිද්‍යාව" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A2%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="قديم آثار – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="قديم آثار" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeol%C3%B3gia" title="Archeológia – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Archeológia" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arheologija" title="Arheologija – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Arheologija" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%DB%8E%D9%86%DB%95%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="شوێنەوارناسی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="شوێنەوارناسی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Археологија – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Археологија" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arheologija" title="Arheologija – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Arheologija" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark%C3%A9ologi" title="Arkéologi – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Arkéologi" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkeologia" title="Arkeologia – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Arkeologia" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the study of the human <a href="/wiki/Past" title="Past">past</a>. It looks at remains and objects left by the people who lived long ago. These remains may include old <a href="/wiki/Coin" title="Coin">coins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tool" title="Tool">tools</a>, <a href="/wiki/Building" title="Building">buildings</a>, and inscriptions. <a href="/wiki/Archaeologists" class="mw-redirect" title="Archaeologists">Archaeologists</a>, the people who study archaeology, use these remains to understand how people lived. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fieldwork">Fieldwork</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Fieldwork" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Fieldwork"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AMG_-_Bronzedepotfund_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/AMG_-_Bronzedepotfund_1.jpg/220px-AMG_-_Bronzedepotfund_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/AMG_-_Bronzedepotfund_1.jpg/330px-AMG_-_Bronzedepotfund_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/AMG_-_Bronzedepotfund_1.jpg/440px-AMG_-_Bronzedepotfund_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1712" /></a><figcaption>A 12th century BC (Bronze Age) hoard from Stockheim in Germany</figcaption></figure> <p>When <a href="/wiki/Archaeologists" class="mw-redirect" title="Archaeologists">archaeologists</a> do fieldwork, they look for remains, often by digging in the ground. As <a href="/wiki/Human_settlement" title="Human settlement">settlements</a> (places where people lived in groups) change and grow, old buildings get buried. Usually, this is a natural process. A typical student project is to leave an object in a place where there is nothing going on. It will get covered rather quickly, because wind, water and plants will bury it. Sometimes buildings are deliberately buried to make way for new buildings. <a href="/wiki/Ancient" class="mw-disambig" title="Ancient">Ancient</a> <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, for example, is now up to 40 feet (12 metres) below the present city. This process of <a href="/wiki/Natural" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural">natural</a> or man-made burial is why <a href="/wiki/Archaeological" class="mw-redirect" title="Archaeological">archaeological</a> fieldwork involves digging, and is expensive and takes a long time. </p><p>When things are found, or even when nothing is found, the results of the fieldwork are taken back to a base. Short term, the base is often on or near the site. Longer term, the results will usually go to a <a href="/wiki/University" title="University">university</a> or <a href="/wiki/Museum" title="Museum">museum</a>. Everything is written down on paper or entered into a computer. Gradually, they build up a picture of what happened long ago. <a href="/wiki/Archaeologists" class="mw-redirect" title="Archaeologists">Archaeologists</a> publish their <a href="/wiki/Research" title="Research">research</a> so others can understand what they learned. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fields_of_interest">Fields of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Fields of interest" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Fields of interest"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Archaeologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Archaeologist">Archaeologists</a> do not all study the same topics. They have specialties. Some fields of interest include <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egypt" title="Ancient Egypt">Ancient Egypt</a> (these specialists are called <a href="/wiki/Egyptologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptologist">Egyptologists</a>), <a href="/wiki/Ancient_China" title="Ancient China">Ancient China</a>, or the <a href="/wiki/Vikings" title="Vikings">Vikings</a>. <a href="/wiki/Archaeologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Archaeologist">Archaeologist</a>s study every <a href="/wiki/Civilization" title="Civilization">civilization</a> that is known, especially the ones where there is no written <a href="/wiki/History" title="History">history</a>. They can study any time period. For example, one might study the <a href="/wiki/Human_evolution" title="Human evolution">beginning of human life</a> in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>, or study <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Marine archaeologists study things that are now <a href="/wiki/Underwater" title="Underwater">underwater</a>. They search for <a href="/wiki/Shipwreck" title="Shipwreck">sunken ships</a> or <a href="/wiki/City" title="City">cities</a> that have been lost under the sea. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Subdisciplines">Subdisciplines</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Subdisciplines" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Subdisciplines"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are many different ways of doing archaeology. these depend on the methods used, the things studied, and the environment. Some of these subdisciplines overlap with each other. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marine_archaeology">Marine archaeology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Marine archaeology" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Marine archaeology"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Archaeology relating to <a href="/wiki/Ocean" title="Ocean">ocean</a>s, <a href="/wiki/Sea" title="Sea">sea</a>s and <a href="/wiki/Lake" title="Lake">lake</a>s is usually done <a href="/wiki/Underwater" title="Underwater">underwater</a>. It includes the study of sunken ships and submerged coastlines. "Maritime archaeology" is a part of this subdivision. It refers to the archaeological investigation of past ships and seafaring.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A famous example of maritime archaeology is the recovery and <a href="/wiki/Restoration" class="mw-disambig" title="Restoration">restoration</a> of the ship <a href="/wiki/Vasa_(ship)" title="Vasa (ship)">Vasa</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ice-patch_archaeology">Ice-patch archaeology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Ice-patch archaeology" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Ice-patch archaeology"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When a <a href="/wiki/Glacier" title="Glacier">glacier</a> melts, objects that were captured in it are revealed. The recovery and study of these objects is called "ice-patch archaeology".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A famous example is <a href="/wiki/%C3%96tzi_the_Iceman" title="Ötzi the Iceman">Ötzi the Iceman</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_archaeology">Historical archaeology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Historical archaeology" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Historical archaeology"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Historical_archaeology" title="Historical archaeology">Historical archaeology</a> deals with places, things, and issues from the past or present at or related to sites with written records or oral <a href="/wiki/Tradition" class="mw-redirect" title="Tradition">tradition</a>s. Or it can be defined as "the archaeological investigation of any past culture that has developed a literate <a href="/wiki/Tradition" class="mw-redirect" title="Tradition">tradition</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A prominent example of historical archaeology is the work done at Colonial Williamsburg. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Industrial_archaeology">Industrial archaeology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: Industrial archaeology" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Industrial archaeology"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This relatively new branch of archaeology consists of "the systematic study of structures and artefacts as a means of enlarging our understanding of the industrial past."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Archaeozoology">Archaeozoology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Change section: Archaeozoology" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: Archaeozoology"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Archaeozoology, or <a href="/wiki/Zooarchaeology" class="mw-redirect" title="Zooarchaeology">zooarchaeology</a>, is the study of the relationships between humans and animals in the archaeological record. This includes the study of bones, feathers, teeth and other body parts as well as their interpretation.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Paleoethnobotany">Paleoethnobotany</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Change section: Paleoethnobotany" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: Paleoethnobotany"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Paleoethnobotany (also spelled palaeoethnobotany), or archaeobotany, is the study of past human-plant relations through the recovery and analysis of plant remains from the past, usually from archaeological sites. <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> People who do this can be archaeologists, botanists, or chemists. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Experimental_archaeology">Experimental archaeology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&veaction=edit&section=10" title="Change section: Experimental archaeology" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section's source code: Experimental archaeology"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This field involves attempts at replicating the actions and conditions of ancient <a href="/wiki/Culture" title="Culture">culture</a>s. Good examples are Butser Ancient Farm and Overton Down. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sites">Sites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&veaction=edit&section=11" title="Change section: Sites" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Archaeology&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section's source code: Sites"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In many countries, <a href="/wiki/Government" title="Government">governments</a> and other groups of people protect important <a href="/wiki/Archaeological_site" title="Archaeological site">archaeological sites</a> so they will not be destroyed and so that visitors can always come and see them. </p><p>Sometimes <a href="/wiki/Archaeological" class="mw-redirect" title="Archaeological">archaeological</a> sites are found when <a href="/wiki/Foundation_(engineering)" title="Foundation (engineering)">foundations</a> are dug for new <a href="/wiki/Building" title="Building">buildings</a>. Archaeologists have to work quickly when this happens, because people who are building often don't have a lot of time. 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