archaeologist
Digs up history
An archaeologist is a person who studies human history through excavation and analysis of physical remains—artifacts, structures, and other traces left behind by past cultures.
The work combines fieldwork (digging, surveying) with laboratory analysis and interpretation: The archaeologists uncovered pottery shards dating to 3000 BCE.
She's an archaeologist specializing in Bronze Age settlements.
Fired clay objects
- relicPreserved ancient object
- amuletWorn protective token
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
coinage · sculpture · tablet · mosaic · vase · figurine · shard · potsherd
Unearth by shoveling
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- siteDesignated location
- trenchLong narrow excavation
grid · screening · fieldwork · context · survey · sediment · layer · soil
Destroyed vessel at sea
- amphoraeAncient twin-handled storage jars
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
underwater · diving · hull · cargo · ballast · wreckage · nautical · submerged
Organized exploratory journey
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
treasure · hoard · cache · chamber · crypt · catacomb · necropolis · temple
Research conducted on location
- professorSenior university teacher
- academicRelating to education or theory
- scholarLearned, studious person
- museumPublic exhibit space
university · grant · publication · tenure · dissertation · conference · journal · lecture
Apex-topped geometric solids
- pharaohsAncient Egypt's supreme rulers
- sphinxMysterious, unreadable person
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
- zigguratStepped ancient temple mound
papyrus · viking · druids · roman · paleolithic
Study of human cultures
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- historiographyStudy of history-writing
- carbon-datingIsotope-based age measurement
- radiocarbonDecaying carbon isotope
thermoluminescence · dendrochronology · typology · seriation · analysis · documentation · classification · interpretation
pottery
Fired clay objects
- relicPreserved ancient object
- amuletWorn protective token
- inscriptionText permanently marked
ceramics · coinage · sculpture · tablet · mosaic · vase · figurine · shard · potsherd · arrowhead
dig
Unearth by shoveling
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- siteDesignated location
trench · grid · screening · fieldwork · context · survey · sediment · layer · soil · shovel
shipwreck
Destroyed vessel at sea
- amphoraeAncient twin-handled storage jars
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
sonar · underwater · diving · hull · cargo · ballast · wreckage · nautical · submerged · seafloor
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- burialPlacing deceased underground
mummy · treasure · hoard · cache · chamber · crypt · catacomb · necropolis · temple · shrine
fieldwork
Research conducted on location
- professorSenior university teacher
- academicRelating to education or theory
- scholarLearned, studious person
museum · university · grant · publication · tenure · dissertation · conference · journal · lecture · research
pyramids
Apex-topped geometric solids
anthropology
Study of human cultures
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- historiographyStudy of history-writing
- carbon-datingIsotope-based age measurement
radiocarbon · thermoluminescence · dendrochronology · typology · seriation · analysis · documentation · classification · interpretation · publication
- field jobssurveyor, rodman, foreman, roughneck, roustabout
- ancient scientistspaleontologist, anthropologist, prehistorian
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist
- scholarsscholar, professors, professor, researcher, researchers
archaeologistgrave robber
One who exhumes illegally
looter · treasure hunter · black market dealer · plunderer · pillager
archaeologistfuturist
Tomorrow trends scholar
futurologist · urban planner · forecaster · architect · trend forecaster
- archaeological excavationSystematic unearthing of artifacts
- archaeological siteLocation of historic remains
- archaeological digOrganized unearthing of antiquities
- archaeological ruinsRemnants of past civilizations
- archaeological discoveryArtifact unearthed from antiquity
- archaeological discoveriesArtifacts uncovered through excavation
archaeologists, archaeological, archaeologically, archaeologies