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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

"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

"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

There were the ruins of Abydus close at hand, to be sure; though I defy anybody not a professed Egyptologist to give more than one day to the ruins of Abydus.

From Miss Cayley's Adventures by Allen, Grant

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