Ethnoarchaeology is a type of archaeology that studies the practices and material remains of living human groups in order to gain a better understanding of the evidence left behind by past human groups, who are presumed to have lived in similar ways.
ˌɛθnoʊˌɑːɹkiːˈɑːlədʒi ɪz ɐ tˈaɪp ʌv ˌɑːɹkiːˈɑːlədʒi ðæt stˈʌdiz ðə pɹˈæktɪsᵻz ænd mətˈɪɹiəl ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ hjˈuːmən ɡɹˈuːps ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə ɡˈeɪn ɐ bˈɛɾɚɹ ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈɛvɪdəns lˈɛft bᵻhˌaɪnd baɪ pˈæst hjˈuːmən ɡɹˈuːps, hˌuː ɑːɹ pɹɪzˈuːmd tə hæv lˈɪvd ɪn sˈɪmɪlɚ wˈeɪz.