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archaeologists

NOUN
student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
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Alongside the shoulder blade, archaeologists recovered a nearly complete right hand, two ribs from the left side, a fragment of a right rib, and seven teeth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

What worries one of the archaeologists in the documentary and causes him to lose sleep is how similar our world is to that one.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

A shipwreck off the coast of Turkey is the oldest shipwreck in the world, our team of archaeologists believes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

The archaeologists say the ship started its voyage from somewhere along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Despite the nineteenth-century fascination with the mounds, archaeologists did not begin to examine Cahokia thoroughly until the 1960s.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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