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archaeologists

NOUN
student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
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In this video, mudlarks show how citizen archaeologists are unearthing London’s lost history in the mud.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Katy McMonagle, one of the archaeologists who dug the whale head out, said the fossil was difficult to move and very heavy.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The workplace at the center of “Dig” is an excavation site in Greece, where Poehler’s Elise is among a team of archaeologists that unearths a rare artifact.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Sarkis Khoury, head of antiquities at Lebanon's culture ministry, told AFP the war had forced archaeologists to switch tack.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

Made up of archaeologists and divers from France, England, and the United States, this multinational group included Frederic Dumas, on loan from Jacques Cousteau’s team of divers, and the pioneering archaeologist Honor Frost.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler



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