archaeography/ɑːkiːˈɒɡɹəfɪ/EtymologyFormed as archae- + -o- + -graphy, after the Ancient Greek ἀρχαιογράφος (arkhaiográphos, “the writing of antiquities”).archaeography means descriptive aspects and practices of early antiquarianism, and later archaeology in general. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounDescriptive aspects and practices of early antiquarianism, and later archaeology in general.“"archaeography: The systematic description of archaeological objects over time made by nonprofessionals (travelers, traders, diplomats, etc.) who are often in situations where they view sites and antiquities in a much better state of preservation than that in which they are today. These accounts, either in writings or drawings, are valued in archaeological studies (syn. archeography)."”An interdisciplinary field that studies various, mutually correlated aspects and properties of ancient manuscripts, early printed materials and other textual historical sources, thus preparing and producing scholarly descriptions and editions.“"archeography (1) The scholarly work of collecting, identifying, cataloging, describing, and publishing manuscripts or other historical sources; traditionally used with reference to medieval manuscript books or other early historical documents".”