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archaeologist

[ahr-kee-ol-uh-jist] / ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒɪst /
NOUN
student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
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The Game of Thrones star plays heroine Lara Croft - a globe-trotting archaeologist - in the upcoming video game adaptation.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Coerte Voorhees had tapped Kilmer, who died of pneumonia last year after years of battling throat cancer, for "As Deep as the Grave," about the pioneering archaeologist Ann Morris, a co-discoverer of the Anasazi civilization.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

An international team that includes University of Arkansas archaeologist Taylor Hermes identified the first evidence of Bronze Age plague in a nonhuman host.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

The actor recently reprised his iconic role as a swashbuckling archaeologist in the 2023 sequel “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

University of Chicago archaeologist Alan L. Kolata excavated at Tiwanaku during the 1980s and early 1990s.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann