era

(archaeology) age (period of human prehistory)


kurgan

(archaeology) kurgan (prehistoric burial mound in Central Asia)


anta

From Old Galician-Portuguese anta, borrowed from Latin antās pl.

(archaeology) dolmen (prehistoric megalithic tomb)


neolítico

pt-noun

neolítico m (usually uncountable, plural neolíticos)

(archaeology) Neolithic (the last period of the Stone Age)


neolítico

pt-adj

neolítico (feminine neolítica, masculine plural neolíticos, feminine plural neolíticas)

neolítica (feminine)
neolíticos (masculine plural)
neolíticas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) Neolithic (of or relating to the Neolithic Age)


dendrocronologia

(biology, archaeology) dendrochronology (science of counting tree rings)


paleolítico

paleolítico (feminine paleolítica, masculine plural paleolíticos, feminine plural paleolíticas)

paleolítica (feminine)
paleolíticos (masculine plural)
paleolíticas (feminine plural)

(archaeology, geology) Paleolithic (relating to the Paleolithic Age)


paleografia

From paleo- + -grafia, from Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós, “old”) and γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”).

(archaeology, linguistics) paleography (the study of ancient forms of writing)


cipo

Borrowed from Latin cippus. Doublet of cepo.

(archaeology) cippus (short pillar with an inscription)


cascal

(archaeology) midden (prehistoric pile of bones and shells)


Mesolítico

(archaeology) Mesolithic (period that lasted between 10000 and 3000 BCE)


egeu

egeu (feminine egeia, masculine plural egeus, feminine plural egeias)

egeia (feminine)
egeus (masculine plural)
egeias (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin aegaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, “Aegean”).

der

(archaeology) Aegean (of or relating to the Bronze Age civilisation from the Aegean coast)


egeu

pt-noun

egeu m (plural egeus, feminine egeia, feminine plural egeias)

egeus (plural)
egeia (feminine)
egeias (feminine plural)

(archaeology) a member of the Aegean civilisation


idade da pedra

idade da pedra f (plural idades da pedra)

(archaeology) Stone Age (prehistoric period before the development of metallurgy)


idade do bronze

idade do bronze f (plural idades do bronze)

(archaeology) Bronze Age (historical period characterised by the use of bronze implements)


idade do ferro

idade do ferro f (plural idades do ferro)

(archaeology) Iron Age (historical period characterised by the use of iron tools)


eneolítico

(archaeology) Eneolithic (era characterised by the use of copper tools)


eneolítico

pt-adj

eneolítico (feminine eneolítica, masculine plural eneolíticos, feminine plural eneolíticas)

eneolítica (feminine)
eneolíticos (masculine plural)
eneolíticas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) Eneolithic (relating to the Eneolithic era)


megalitismo

(archaeology) megalithism (culture surrounding the building of megaliths)


revolução do neolítico

Neolithic Revolution
Neolithic Revolution

(archaeology) Neolithic Revolution (discovery of agriculture)


Abeviliano

(archaeology, rare) Abbevillian (earliest epoch of the early Paleolithic stage)


Idade do Ferro

(archaeology) Iron Age (period characterised by the use of iron tools)


acerâmico

acerâmico (feminine acerâmica, masculine plural acerâmicos, feminine plural acerâmicas)

acerâmica (feminine)
acerâmicos (masculine plural)
acerâmicas (feminine plural)

(archaeology, of a culture) aceramic (having no pottery)


escavação

(archaeology) excavation (site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out)


castrejo

castrejo (feminine castreja, masculine plural castrejos, feminine plural castrejas)

castreja (feminine)
castrejos (masculine plural)
castrejas (feminine plural)

From castro (“fortified pre-Roman village”) + -ejo. Compare Galician castrexo.

suffix

(archaeology) of or relating to a prehistoric culture which built fortified cities in northwestern Iberia


menir

Borrowed from French menhir, from Breton maen-hir.


monólito

(archaeology) monolith (monument consisting of a large block of stone)


anastilose

(archaeology) anastylosis (reassembly of ruined monuments)


anfórico

pt-adj

anfórico (feminine anfórica, masculine plural anfóricos, feminine plural anfóricas)

anfórica (feminine)
anfóricos (masculine plural)
anfóricas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) amphoral (pertaining to amphorae)


anepígrafo

anepígrafo (feminine anepígrafa, masculine plural anepígrafos, feminine plural anepígrafas)

anepígrafa (feminine)
anepígrafos (masculine plural)
anepígrafas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) anepigraphic (without a legend or inscription)


arretino

arretino (feminine arretina, masculine plural arretinos, feminine plural arretinas)

arretina (feminine)
arretinos (masculine plural)
arretinas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin ārrētīnus, from Ārrētium (“Arezzo”). Compare aretino.

(archaeology) from the Roman city of Arretium (now Arezzo)


arqueomagnético

arqueomagnético (feminine arqueomagnética, masculine plural arqueomagnéticos, feminine plural arqueomagnéticas)

arqueomagnética (feminine)
arqueomagnéticos (masculine plural)
arqueomagnéticas (feminine plural)

(geophysics, archaeology) archaeomagnetic (of or relating to archaeomagnetism)


arqueomagnetismo

(geophysics, archaeology) archaeomagnetism (magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past)


arqueobotânico

arqueobotânico (feminine arqueobotânica, masculine plural arqueobotânicos, feminine plural arqueobotânicas)

arqueobotânica (feminine)
arqueobotânicos (masculine plural)
arqueobotânicas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) archaeobotanical (of or relating to archaeobotany)


arqueobotânico

pt-noun

arqueobotânico m (plural arqueobotânicos)

(archaeology) archaeobotanist (a scientist engaged in archaeobotany)


arqueobotânica

(archaeology) paleoethnobotany (the study of plant remains from archaeological sites)


arqueometalurgia

(archaeology, metallurgy) archaeometallurgy (the study of prehistoric metallurgy)


artefatual

artefatuais (plural)
artefactual (alternative Portugal)

(archaeology) artefactual (of or relating to artifacts)


arqueoastronomia

From arqueo- + astronomia. Compare Italian archeoastronomia.

(astronomy, archaeology) archaeastronomy (the archeological study of astronomy)


arqueozoólogo

(archaeology) archaeozoologist (scientist who studies archaeozoology)


arqueometalúrgico

pt-adj

arqueometalúrgico (feminine arqueometalúrgica, masculine plural arqueometalúrgicos, feminine plural arqueometalúrgicas)

arqueometalúrgica (feminine)
arqueometalúrgicos (masculine plural)
arqueometalúrgicas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) archaeometallurgical (relating to archaeometallurgy)


arqueozoologia

(archaeology) archaeozoology (the stud of relationships between humans and animals over time)


horizonte arqueológico

pt-noun

horizonte arqueológico m (plural horizontes arqueológicos)

archaeological horizon
archaeological horizon

(archaeology) archaeological horizon (a common set of artefacts that identifies a culture)


arqueolítico

pt-adj

arqueolítico (feminine arqueolítica, masculine plural arqueolíticos, feminine plural arqueolíticas)

arqueolítica (feminine)
arqueolíticos (masculine plural)
arqueolíticas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) archaeolithic (of or relating to the earliest Stone Age)


arqueozoológico

arqueozoológico (feminine arqueozoológica, masculine plural arqueozoológicos, feminine plural arqueozoológicas)

arqueozoológica (feminine)
arqueozoológicos (masculine plural)
arqueozoológicas (feminine plural)

(archaeology) archaeozoological (of or relating to archaeozoology)


arqueometria

(archaeology) archaeometry (the application of scientific techniques and methodologies to archaeology)


sambaqui

→ English: sambaqui

From a Tupi-Guarani language, meaning 'shell mound'. Apparently from tamba (shell) + ki (mound).


Paleolítico

(archaeology, geology) Paleolithic (early period of the Stone Age)


mediolíneo

mediolíneo (feminine mediolínea, masculine plural mediolíneos, feminine plural mediolíneas)

mediolínea (feminine)
mediolíneos (masculine plural)
mediolíneas (feminine plural)

(endocrinology, archaeology) Having a biotypology between strength and speed.


mediolíneo

pt-noun

mediolíneo m (plural mediolíneos, feminine mediolínea, feminine plural mediolíneas)

mediolíneos (plural)
mediolínea (feminine)
mediolíneas (feminine plural)

(endocrinology, archaeology) One with a biotypology between strength and speed.