epigraphy

Epigraphy uses inscriptions on stone and metal to recover historical information about past societies.碑铭学利用石头和金属上的铭文来恢复关于古代社会的历史信息。

The specialist in epigraphy was called in to date the fragments of carved stone found at the site.这位碑铭学专家被请来测定在该遗址发现的雕刻石块碎片的年代。