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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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Traveling extensively with her archaeologist husband in Mesopotamia, Christie was adamant that “all I needed was a steady table and a typewriter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"No farming community abandons fields and homes lightly," says archaeologist and co-first author Ramiro Barberena, a researcher at CONICET.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 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

The boulder chasing Indiana Jones is an iconic scene from 1981's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" -- the first installment of the popular movie franchise about a daring archaeologist.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

I'm writing this log to you, dear future Mars archaeologist, from Rover 2.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir



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