the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains
An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.
Any of the genus Cryptopus of orchids of Madagascar and Mauritius.
A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.
Any of the genus Cryptocoryne of aquatic plants of southern and southeastern Asia.