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archaeologists

NOUN

student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras

Synonyms

STRONGEST

paleontologist

STRONG

classicist excavator

WEAK

archaeologian paleologist prehistorian

Example Sentences

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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

In the field, archaeologists search for cryptotephra at sites containing evidence of ancient human activity, including tools, artwork and buried remains.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

“More than a hundred Russian archaeologists are still working in Russian-occupied territories,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The University of Aberdeen will now lead a larger five-year exploration of the site, which archaeologists hope could reveal "a great deal about our early prehistoric forebears".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

To the archaeologists, the items inside the crates were immensely important.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler