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
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
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 feels much indebted to Dr. Samuel Birch, the leading English Egyptologist, for his kind assistance in rendering some obscure passages on the Obelisk.
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
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