HyperDic: anastylosis

English > 1 sense of the word anastylosis:
NOUNactanastylosisthe archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary)
English > anastylosis: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary).
Categoryarcheology, archaeologyThe branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Broaderreassembly, refabricationAssembling again
Spanishanastilosis
Catalananastilosis

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