NOUN | person | Egyptologist | an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology |
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Meaning | An archeologist who specializes in Egyptology. | |
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Instances | Carter, Howard Carter | Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) |
Champollion, Jean Francois Champollion | Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832) | |
Young, Thomas Young | British physicist and Egyptologist | |
Broader | archeologist, archaeologist | An anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture |
Spanish | egiptólogo | |
Catalan | egiptòleg | |
Nouns | Egyptology | archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts |
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