Archeology is the American spelling of archaeology: the study of people in the past through the things they left in the ground — pots, bones, walls, tools. It is not a different subject and not a lighter or more popular version of the same field.

Archeology is the American spelling of archaeology archeology 是 archaeology 的美式拼法: the study of people in the past through the things they left in the ground也就是透過人們在地上留下的東西來研究過去的人類 — pots, bones, walls, tools像是陶器、骨頭、牆壁、工具。It is not a different subject它不是一個不同的學科, and not a lighter or more popular version of the same field也不是同一個領域比較輕鬆或比較通俗的版本。

British English, and most international academic writing, keep the ae: archaeology. American newspapers, schools, and many US universities drop it to e: archeology. The person is an archeologist or archaeologist, matching the spelling you chose.

British English, and most international academic writing英式英文，以及大多數國際學術寫作, keep the ae保留 ae 這個拼法: archaeologyarchaeology。American newspapers, schools, and many US universities美國的報紙、學校，以及許多美國大學, drop it to e把 ae 去掉變成 e: archeologyarcheology。The person is an archeologist or archaeologist這個人叫做 archeologist 或 archaeologist, matching the spelling you chose對應你所選的拼法。

In Taiwan exams and textbooks you will usually meet the British form.

In Taiwan exams and textbooks在台灣的考試和課本裡 you will usually meet the British form你通常會看到英式拼法。

People sometimes stretch the word as a metaphor — digging through layers of a family’s old papers — though that is not the school meaning.

People sometimes stretch the word as a metaphor有時候人們會把這個字用來當比喻 — digging through layers of a family's old papers像是翻找一個家族一層層的舊文件 — though that is not the school meaning不過那不是學校教的意思。