archaeologist

or ar·che·ol·o·gist

[ ahr-kee-ol-uh-jist ]

noun

1. a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of archaeologist¹

archaeolog(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

The war puts Israel in a "difficult situation", says Israeli archaeologist Erez Ben-Yosef.

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Mr Suddaby, an archaeologist who lives in New Winton, told BBC Scotland News the bricks were an important record of Scotland's industrial past.

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The discovery of the city, which is the size of Scotland's capital Edinburgh, was made “by accident” when one archaeologist browsed data on the internet.

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Wreckage from the crash was recently recovered by aviation archaeologist Jonny McNee, assisted by a group of pupils from Foyle College.

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"The history of Central Asia is now changing with this finding," said archaeologist Farhod Maksudov, who was part of the research team.

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Related Words

• paleontologist