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title: "Kaogu Meaning: 考古 (kǎogǔ) Means “archaeology”"
description: "考古 (kǎogǔ) means “archaeology”. Hear its tones, see what 考 and 古 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaogu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 考古 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

考古 kǎogǔ

## archaeology

## It can also mean

- (slang) to dig up old posts or content

## Its characters

1. 考 kǎo to take an exam
2. 古 gǔ ancient

## In a sentence

他大学学的是考古。 He studied archaeology in college.

**考古**发现的最早的青铜筷子，来自河南安阳的殷墟，差不多有三千两百年的历史。

From [筷子最早是用来吃饭的吗？ · The history of chopsticks](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/history-of-chopsticks#library-word-89-91)

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## More words with 考 or 古

- [报考 bàokǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baokao)
- [参考 cānkǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cankao)
- [高考 gāokǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaokao)
- [古代 gǔdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gudai)
- [古典 gǔdiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gudian)
- [古老 gǔlǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gulao)
- [古人 gǔrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guren)
- [考察 kǎochá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaocha)
- [考核 kǎohé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaohe)
- [考量 kǎoliáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaoliang)

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