What is another word for archaeologists?

Pronunciation: [ˌɑːkiːˈɒləd͡ʒˌɪsts] (IPA)

Archaeologists are professionals who study human history and prehistory through the excavation, analysis and documentation of artifacts, structures, and other physical remains. They are also known as ancient historians, antiquarians, excavators, researchers, anthropologists, or Egyptologists. These synonyms may refer to specific areas of study or different historical periods but all have a common interest in uncovering and interpreting artifacts to better understand the evolution of human societies. Whether exploring ancient civilizations, primitive cultures, or contemporary societies, archaeologists apply a variety of disciplines, including history, geology, chemistry, and biology, to discover the secrets of the past and enrich our understanding of human history.

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Usage examples for Archaeologists

The Men-an-Tol has aroused much speculation among archaeologists as to its probable use or meaning.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
archaeologists in Egypt and archaeologists in Ireland face the same unsolved problem, namely, the purpose of the empty stone chest without inscriptions and quite unlike a mummy tomb, and of the stone basin in New Grange.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
They were trained archaeologists ...
"Warlord of Kor"
Terry Gene Carr

Famous quotes with Archaeologists

  • When archaeologists discover the missing arms of Venus de Milo, they will find she was wearing boxing gloves.
    John Barrymore
  • When future archaeologists dig up the remains of California, they're going to find all of those gyms their scary-looking gym equipment, and they're going to assume that we were a culture obsessed with torture.
    Doug Coupland
  • Painters were also attorneys, happy storytellers of anecdote, psychologists, botanists, zoologists, archaeologists, engineers, but there were no creative painters.
    Kazimir Malevich
  • Historians and archaeologists will one day discover that the ads of our time are the richest and most faithful reflections that any society ever made of its entire range of activities.
    Marshall McLuhan
  • The new understanding of the universe has come about through the new knowledge amassed in the last hundred years — by psychologists, biologists, and other scientists, by archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians. It has defined man's responsibility and destiny — to be an agent for the rest of the world in the job of realizing its inherent potentialities as fully as possible.Whether he wants to or not, whether he is conscious of what he is doing or not, he is in point of fact determining the future direction of evolution on this earth.
    Julian Huxley

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