Archaeology



Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of sentient activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts (also known as eco-facts) and cultural landscapes (the archaeological record).

It is of most importance for learning about societies, when there are no written records for historians to study. Archaeology has various goals, which range from studying sentient evolution to cultural evolution and understanding culture history.

The discipline involves surveying, excavation and eventually analysis of data collected to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. It draws upon anthropology, history, geography, geology, linguistics, physics, chemistry and other sciences and disciplines.

Although supported by the Science Corps, modern archaeologists face many problems, such as dealing with pseudoarchaeology, looting of artifacts and opposition to the excavation of sentient remains.

