The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RELIC which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Archaeological find crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RELIC | 38 % | 5 |
| TOMB | 24 % | 4 |
| BONE | 7 % | 4 |
| URN | 7 % | 3 |
| SHARD | 7 % | 5 |
| STELE | 5 % | 5 |
| SHARDS | 2 % | 6 |
| RUINS | 2 % | 5 |
| BONES | 2 % | 5 |
| MASTABA | 2 % | 7 |
| REMAINS | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Archaeological find
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- artifact
- relic
- remains
- remnant
- residue
- residual
- remain
- remaining
- residuum
- remainder
- lave
- balance
Crossword Answer definitions
RELIC noun- That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
- Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons.
- A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.
- (often of guitars) To cause (an object) to appear old or worn, to distress.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RELIC
- Archeological find
- Artifact
- Keepsake
- Memento
- Object of historical interest
- Shroud of Turin, e.g.
- Museum artifact
- Piece of the past
- A bit of antiquity
- Archaeologist's find
More clues leading to the result TOMB
- Vault
- Pyramid, for instance
- Sepulcher
- Pyramid, essentially
- The Taj Mahal, e.g.
- "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" setting
- Dead zone?
- Ghoul hangout
- Digs for a mummy?
- Sepulchral structure
More clues leading to the result BONE
- Skeleton part
- Treat for Fido
- Fine china
- It's buried in the yard
- It's often in contention
- Treat for Marmaduke
- Ulna, for one
- ___ chilling (frigid)
- Chew on this?
- Off-white
More clues leading to the result URN
- Vessel
- Mantle piece
- Vessel in a Keats poem
- Coffee server
- Pour thing
- Subject for Keats
- Hot drink dispenser
- Flower holder
- Samovar
- Decaf container
More clues leading to the result SHARD
- Brittle bit
- Fragment
- Pottery fragment
- Sliver of glass
- Kiln debris
- Ruins piece
- Archaeologist's find
- Broken pottery piece
- Debris in a dig
- Brittle fragment
More clues leading to the result STELE
- Inscribed stone slab
- Engraved pillar
- Inscribed stone
- Stone marker
- Stone slab
- Inscribed pillar
- Ancient monument
- Monumental slab
- Commemorative pillar
- Commemorative marker
More clues leading to the result SHARDS
- Brittle bits
- Fragments
- Split pieces
- Pottery pieces
- Archaeological find
- Ceramic fragments
- Bits of shattered glass
- Some dig finds
- Fragments.
- Pottery fragments.
More clues leading to the result RUINS
- Destroys
- Archaeologist's spots
- Archaeologists' interest
- Archaeologist's milieu
- Archaeologist's find
- Wrecks
- Bankrupts
- Archaeological-dig sites
- Archeological digs, usually
- Antioch, nowadays
More clues leading to the result BONES
- Dice
- Dice?
- Skin's partner
- Enterprise MD
- _Star Trek_ sobriquet
- Treats for Fido
- Fillet's lack
- McCoy, to Kirk
- Skeleton
- Canine treats
More clues leading to the result MASTABA
- Egyptian tomb
- Egyptian tomb.
- Ancient tomb.
- Oblong Egyptian tomb.
- Egyptian tomb cover.
- Archaeological find.