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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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The Oryoku Maru is “extremely damaged and extremely disarticulated,” said Meghan Mumford, the lead forensic underwater archaeologist for the mission.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

John Bolton, an archaeologist, was visiting the 11th Century Pembroke Castle in 2010 when he heard there was a cave beneath it.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

The modern Harvard Cornell partnership began in 1958 under Harvard archaeologist George M. A. Hanfmann and Cornell architect Henry Detweiler from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, whose expertise centered on documenting historic buildings.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

The presence of foreign teams is "crucial", said Aqeel al-Mansrawi, an Iraqi landscape archaeologist.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

Twenty or thirty thousand in the central city is more likely, according to Nicole Couture, a University of Chicago archaeologist who helped edit the definitive publication of Kolata's work in 2003.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

"It will provide archaeologists and paleontologists worldwide with a powerful new tool for reconstructing past environments and histories in these challenging conditions."

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

For decades, archaeologists had struggled to explain this pattern.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 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

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

By this time, several archaeologists had joined the expedition and immediately ordered that the powerful naval vessel Mykali be brought back from Athens to aid in the removal of the boulders.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler



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