archaearium
n.— «One answer is what he calls an archaearium, a “non-building” with copper roofing and glass walls over interactive exhibits and an open floor showing the excavation of a house that was probably burned during Bacon’s Rebellion of 1676.» —“Old Jamestown gets new name, new image; historic site is preparing for the 400th anniversary” by Diane Tennant Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.) May 10, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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