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archaeologists

NOUN
student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
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Nearby, teams of archaeologists worked in tents, assembling skeletons out of the discovered bones and piecing together skulls that were destroyed by blunt-force trauma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

By August, archaeologists had completed the third phase of the excavation at the site, during which they found the skeletal remains of 572 people, including children and infants.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The fossils had been uncovered by archaeologists who were monitoring the Davinópolis construction project as part of environmental licensing requirements.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

The workplace at the center of “Dig” is an excavation site in Greece, where Poehler’s Elise is among a team of archaeologists that unearths a rare artifact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

In all, archaeologists sifting through Jomon garbage have identified 64 species of edible plants.

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



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