xenoarcheological

English

Etymology

From xenoarcheology +‎ -ical or xeno- +‎ archeological.

Adjective

xenoarcheological (not comparable)

  1. (science fiction) Of or pertaining to xenoarchaeology.
    • 1978, Alan Dean Foster, Splinter of the Mind's Eye‎[1] (Science Fiction), Del Rey Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 21–22:
      I saw some pretty big ruins near the place we set down. Perhaps natives are still living in them or they might be empty, but the beacon could be for the use of a xenoarcheological research post.
    • 1985, Glen Cook, “First Climb”, in Passage At Arms‎[2] (Science Fiction), San Francisco: Night Shade Books, published 2007, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 72:
      “Permission to jettison waste,” Bradley asks in a transparent effort to attract the Commander’s attention. If the Ensign has a weakness, it’s this wanting to be noticed by superiors. I look round to see who’ll explain what he’s talking about. He does the honors himself.
      “After the water is salvaged, our wastes, including the carbon from the air, get compressed and jettisoned. No room for fancy recycling gear.”
      “Hang on to it,” the Old Man says. He turns to me. “Can’t you picture it? The mother plowing along in norm surrounded by a cloud of shit canisters.” He smiles, munches his apple. Just when I give up on hearing the rest, he says, “A million years from now an alien civilization will find one. It’ll be the biggest puzzle in their xenoarcheological museum. I can see them putting in fifty thousand creature hours trying to figure out its religious significance.”
    • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2: Normandy Crash Site (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Anjea:
      Penetrating scans have revealed large numbers of hollow, unpowered objects with dimensions of 3.14 by 12.56 by 28.26 meters circulating in the equatorial cloud bands. These objects appear to have "sails" or "wings" attached, allowing them to be borne aloft by Anjea's winds. While they are too deep to be reached for study, popular conjecture in xenoarcheological circles holds that they are "coffins" of an ancient race who laid their dead to rest in the gas giant.
    • 2017 November, Bernd Perplies, Christian Humberg, Star Trek Prometheus: Fire with Fire‎[3], 1st edition (Science Fiction), Titan Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 13:
      Taking a step forward, Nozawa rested her hands on the red handrail that separated the rear consoles from the command center. “They look like the remains of an ancient city. So there must have been life on LC-13-II, a civilization even.” Excitedly she turned to face Haden. “Sir, with your permission I’d like to inspect those more thoroughly. This might be a xenoarcheological find of epic proportions.”
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:xenoarcheological.
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