archaeologists

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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

Alongside the stone tools, archaeologists uncovered many animal bones.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Other archaeologists were unhappy with Kyiv’s attempts to prosecute Butyagin.

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

In the usual experience of archaeologists, inventions are supposed to flow from mainlands to islands, and small peripheral societies aren’t supposed to contribute revolutionary advances to the rest of the world.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond