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archaeologists

NOUN
student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
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Researchers believe historic parchment represents a largely unexplored source of information that could connect genetics with questions traditionally studied by historians, archaeologists, and other scholars.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

The archaeologists built sterile, temporary structures with temperature and humidity controls, and lowered experts clad in head-to-toe medical gowns into the pits atop bedlike platforms so as to minimize contact with the artifacts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

The series focuses on a trio of inhabitants whom archaeologists have investigated—a teenager, a businesswoman, and a Roman guard—in episodes that will also be available on Disney+ and Hulu starting July 23.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

In addition to extending the timeline of fire use, the study provides archaeologists with a valuable new tool for exploring when and how humans first began using fire.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

The first feature consists of pottery designs, which are aesthetic features of no economic significance but which do let archaeologists immediately recognize an early Austronesian site.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond



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