Egyptologist
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Another leading Egyptologist, Dr Monica Hanna, names the same objects, "taken under a colonialist pretext," as ones which must be repatriated.
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
He is a great antiquarian and Egyptologist, and if any one can translate them, I should think he would be able to.
From The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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