ARCHEOLOGICAL REMAINS Synonyms

• any object that is left unused or still extant

• a relic that has been excavated from the soil

• the dead body of a human being

• a record of things worth remembering

• an elderly man

• any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity

• made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age

• out of fashion

• belonging to or lasting from times long ago

• shop for antiques

• give an antique appearance to

• the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

• extreme oldness

• an artifact surviving from the past

• a man-made object taken as a whole

• something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

• a state in which you want to learn more about something

• something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

• characteristic of a fossil

• someone whose style is out of fashion

• the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil

• a piece broken off or cut off of something else

• a broken piece of a brittle artifact

• an incomplete piece

• break or cause to break into pieces

• (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

• something that has been in a family for generations

• a reminder of past events

• an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

• something of sentimental value

• a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

• a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

• an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

• a ruined building

• the process of becoming dilapidated

• an event that results in destruction

• failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

• destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• destroy or cause to fail

• reduce to bankruptcy

• reduce to ruins

• deprive of virginity

• fall into ruin

• a just detectable amount

• an indication that something has been present

• a suggestion of some quality

• a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

• either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

• a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

• follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• to go back over again

• pursue or chase relentlessly

• discover traces of

• make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along

• copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of

• read with difficulty

• accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

• art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

• any possession that is highly valued by its owner

• a collection of precious things

• hold dear

• be fond of; be attached to

• an indication that something has been present