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Noun: paletiology
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: palaetiology)
  1. The explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes, especially geological causes
    "Paletiology attempts to reconstruct prehistoric ecosystems";
    - palaetiology [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: archaeology, archeology [US]