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archaeologists

NOUN
student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
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For decades, archaeologists had struggled to explain this pattern.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

It was rediscovered in 2022 after decades of being overlooked by archaeologists, partially due to the calcite flow on top of it making the rock art difficult to see.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Although it is in an area of outstanding natural beauty it is not protected as a scheduled monument, but archaeologists argue that it should now become one.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A dealer of ancient gems, Gradel mined eBay and auction houses for treasure the way archaeologists look in the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Given the near impossibility of surpassing the glaciers without the corridor, some archaeologists suggested that the first Americans must have arrived twenty thousand years ago, when the ice pack was smaller.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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