It is considered a branch of anthropology in North America and Asia, while in Europe, archaeology is viewed as a discipline in its own right or grouped under other related disciplines, such as history and palaeontology.
ɪɾ ɪz kənsˈɪdɚd ɐ bɹˈæntʃ ʌv ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ænd ˈeɪʒə, wˌaɪl ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp, ˌɑːɹkiːˈɑːlədʒi ɪz vjˈuːd æz ɐ dˈɪsɪplˌɪn ɪn ɪts ˈoʊn ɹˈaɪt ɔːɹ ɡɹˈuːpt ˌʌndɚɹ ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd dˈɪsɪplˌɪnz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz hˈɪstɚɹi ænd pˌæliːəntˈɑːlədʒi.