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Egyptologist

American  
[ee-jip-tahl-uhj-ist] / ˌi dʒɪpˈtɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

  1. an expert in Egyptology.


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Crimea in particular has long been considered a valuable prize, with the Myrmekion site first excavated by Polish archaeologists in the 1950s under the watch of renowned Egyptologist Kazimierz Michalowski.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

Howard Carter, the Egyptologist and archaeologist, discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in November 1922.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025

A main draw of the GEM will be the entire contents of the intact tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun, displayed together for the first time since it was found by British Egyptologist Howard Carter.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025

"Many people think of the site as just a cemetery in the modern sense, but it's a lot more than that," says Harvard University Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 20, 2023

A stop is made at the old house of Mariette, the famous French Egyptologist, who uncovered many of the finest remains in Memphis.

From The Critic in the Orient by George Hamlin Fitch

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