Paleethnology


[pey-lee-eth-nol-uh-jee; especially British pal-ee-] /ˌpeɪ li ɛθˈnɒl ə dʒi; especially British ˌpæl i-/

noun
1.
(formerly) the branch of concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.

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