Archaeology is the scientific study of human behavior based on material remains.
Archaeology is inherently interdisciplinary, drawing on the behavioral sciences for an understanding of human culture and society, and the natural sciences for environmental context and analytical techniques. Although scientific in methodology, archaeology at its best shares with the arts an interest in creative process and style and with the humanities a concern for value and meaning. In the context of a secondary school, archaeology provides a means for introducing students to the complexity and diversity of human behavior over time. There are many words in the English language that come from different languages, particularly Greek and Latin. Many people feel that it is an inconsistent spelling, a holdover.