Ọ̀rọ̀ayéijọ́un (Archaeology, tabi archeology lede Geesi lati ede Griiki ἀρχαιολογία, archaiologia – ἀρχαῖος, arkhaios, "ayeijoun"; and -λογία, -logia, "-logy") je agbeka awujo omoniyan, lakoko nipa iwari ati ituyewo asa ohun-ini ati awon data ayika ti won fi seyin, ti ninu won je iseowo, onaikole, onidajuayika ati ojuile asa (eyun akoole oloroayeijoun). Nitoripe oroayeijoun lo orisirisi igbese otooto, o se e gba bi sayensi ati bi awon eko omoniyan, be sini ni Amerika won gba bi eka oroomoniyan, botilejepe ni Europe won gba bi eka-eko to dawa. Or science, ni ede Griiki atijo. Renfrew and Bahn (2004 [1991]:13) Haviland et al. 2010, p. 7,14