archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

prehistoric culture, prehistory - the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word

classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Roman together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks

period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"