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archaeology

[ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
study of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
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Julian Hirsch, 28, who is finishing a Ph.D. in archaeology at Hebrew University, made aliyah this year because his fieldwork doesn’t exist anywhere else at comparable scale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"The value in this project is practically unquantifiable," said Berkeley archaeology graduate student Leah Packard-Grams, who consulted on the project as a papyrologist.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The show also stars Hugh Laurie as Neville, a British archaeology professor, as well as Geraldine Viswanathan, Antonia Thomas and Fina Strazza.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

"Israel feels responsible to look after the archaeology, the artifacts, the history of this land," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

What he did was establish himself as the father of underwater archaeology and introduce the world to an enormously rewarding scientific discipline.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler


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