archaeologist

American  

[ahr-kee-ol-uh-jist] / ˌɑr kiˈɒl ə dʒɪst /

Or archeologist

noun

1. a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of archaeologist

archaeolog(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

An elephant foot bone found by archaeologists digging in southern Spain may be evidence that a troop of war elephants stomped through ancient Europe.

From BBC

"Maybe the hope is that in 20 years people might look back at this and sort of not quite know what was true and what wasn't, and sort of confuse archaeologists of the future, ideally."

From Barron's

Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University believe it forms a missing piece of the Swash Channel wreck that was first discovered in the 1990s in a key shipping approach to Poole Harbour.

From BBC

A marine archaeologist’s quest to find it is equally compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal

Major building developments in the UK need land to be assessed by archaeologists as part of the planning process, to protect heritage sites.

From BBC

Related Words

• paleontologist