Egyptologist
Americannoun
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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
"We hope the Grand Egyptian Museum will usher in a new golden age of Egyptology and cultural tourism," says Ahmed Seddik, a guide and aspiring Egyptologist by the pyramids on the Giza Plateau.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
Foy Scalf, an Egyptologist at the University of Chicago, said that the “secret” or “mystery” was a euphemism for the mummy itself, which, after the embalming and appropriate rites, took on a special nature.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
Perhaps the origin of the name suggested by the distinguished Egyptologist, Mr. Birch, from two Coptic words, "pouro," "ing," and "emahau," or "maha," "tomb,"—the two in combination signifying "the king's tomb,"—is the most correct.
From Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 by Stuart, John
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