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archaeologist

[ahr-kee-ol-uh-jist] / ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒɪst /
NOUN
student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
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Traveling extensively with her archaeologist husband in Mesopotamia, Christie was adamant that “all I needed was a steady table and a typewriter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The actor recently reprised his iconic role as a swashbuckling archaeologist in the 2023 sequel “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

He called council archaeologist Bruce Mann on 26 January who called in expertise from the University of Aberdeen who were on site the following day.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Earlier studies by archaeologist Miguel Delgado of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata in Argentina and Fehren-Schmitz provided detailed background on the skeleton itself.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

The execution, according to John Rowe, the Berkeley archaeologist, was the result of a conspiracy among Pizarro, Thupa Wallpa, and the lord of Cajamarca.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann