All 3 Uses of
archaeology
in
The Da Vinci Code
- The eighteen folios—now known as Leonardo's Codex Leicester after their famous owner, the Earl of Leicester—were all that remained of one of Leonardo's most fascinating notebooks: essays and drawings outlining Da Vinci's progressive theories on astronomy, geology, archaeology, and hydrology.†
Chpt 71-72
- It was like some kind of archaeological crossword… a riddle that promised to reveal how to open the cryptex.†
Chpt 71-72 *
- Archaeologists petitioned to begin blasting through the bedrock to reach the mysterious chamber, but the Rosslyn Trust expressly forbade any excavation of the sacred site.†
Chpt 103-104
Definition:
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(archaeology) the study of ancient cultures through study of material remainseditor's notes: In recent years, the spelling of "archeology" has become more popular for many in the United States; however, as of 2022, most archaeologists and the New York Times prefer "archaeology."