English > archaeologist: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | An anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture. |
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| Synonym | archeologist |
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| Instances | Evans, Arthur Evans, Sir Arthur John Evans | British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941) |
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| Schliemann, Heinrich Schliemann | German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy |
| Thompson, Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson | United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000) |
| Wheeler, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler | Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976) |
| Winckelmann, Johann Winckelmann, Johann Joachim Winckelmann | German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768) |
| Woolley, Sir Leonard Woolley, Sir Charles Leonard Woolley | English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur (1880-1960) |
| Narrower | Egyptologist | An archeologist who specializes in Egyptology |
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| paleographer, paleographist | An archeologist skilled in paleography |
| pothunter | A nonprofessional archeologist |
| Broader | anthropologist | A social scientist who specializes in anthropology |
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| Spanish | arqueóloga, arqueólogo |
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| Catalan | arqueòleg |
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| Nouns | archaeology | the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures |
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