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"
Archaic
" is a generic adjective that can refer to several things from the past.
In
history
and
archaeology
, it names an early
period
or
archaeological culture
preceding a '
classical period
':
The
Archaic period in Greece
(c.800–500 BC)
The
Archaic stage
in American archaeology
The
Archaic period in southeastern North America
The
Archaic
period in ancient Egypt is more commonly called the
Early Dynastic Period
.
The term "
archaic
" is usually used in non-archaeological contexts more generally, to describe anything that is old and no longer used:
In
linguistics
, it refers to an
archaism
List of archaic English words and their modern equivalents
List of archaic musical instruments
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