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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The work took place during construction of the new "Römerstadtschule," where archaeologists excavated more than 4,500 square meters at the center of the ancient Roman city.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Foreign digs must work with Iraqi archaeologists, bringing their international expertise.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

So little evidence has emerged of Indians fertilizing with fish that some archaeologists believe that Tisquantum actually picked up the idea from European farmers.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann