The study of ancient societies

A. History

B. Anthropology

C. Ethnology

D. Archaeology

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

One word substitute is Archaeology.

History: the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
Anthropology: the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Ethnology: the study of the characteristics of different peoples and the differences and relationships between them.
Archaeology: the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains.