What does Archaeologist mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. archeologist, archaeologistnoun

    an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture

Wiktionary

  1. archaeologistnoun

    Someone who is skilled, professes or practices archaeology.

  2. Etymology: From archaeology + -ist.

Wikipedia

  1. archaeologist

    Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography.Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent of literacy in societies around the world. Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time. Derived from the Greek, the term archaeology literally means "the study of ancient history".The discipline involves surveying, excavation, and eventually analysis of data collected, to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. Archaeology developed out of antiquarianism in Europe during the 19th century, and has since become a discipline practiced around the world. Archaeology has been used by nation-states to create particular visions of the past. Since its early development, various specific sub-disciplines of archaeology have developed, including maritime archaeology, feminist archaeology, and archaeoastronomy, and numerous different scientific techniques have been developed to aid archaeological investigation. Nonetheless, today, archaeologists face many problems, such as dealing with pseudoarchaeology, the looting of artifacts, a lack of public interest, and opposition to the excavation of human remains.

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  1. archaeologist

    An archaeologist is a professional who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation and analysis of artifacts, structures, and other physical remains. This can include elements such as pottery, tools, buildings, and even entire cities that have been preserved over time. They aim to learn about ancient cultures, civilizations, and their ways of life to gain understanding about human evolution and history.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Archaeologistnoun

    one versed in archaeology; an antiquary

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Archaeologist in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Archaeologist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Archaeologist in a Sentence

  1. John Ward:

    It’s phenomenal, it’s every archaeologist’s dream, especially in Egypt, to be the first to discover a tomb.

  2. Ramana Pemmaraju:

    Mind is like an archaeologist, it can only dissect and research dead things, events on how, when, where & why. It can never be in the NOW. Only BEING is capable to be in the NOW and EXPERIENCE!

  3. Greg Hare:

    It was found near the top of a snow-capped mountain in South West Yukon, it was an incredible discovery, we really did n’t intend to be on that [ ice ] patch on that day. VIKING SWORD DISCOVERY : HUNTER FINDS 1,100-YEAR-OLD WEAPON ON NORWEGIAN MOUNTAIN The archaeologists were travelling in two helicopters with a documentary film crew when they noticed caribou on the ice patch they were planning to land on. Instead, the helicopter landed on a small nearby patch of snow where Senior Project Archaeologist Christian Thomas quickly spotted the arrow.

  4. Agatha Christie:

    An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.

  5. Hebrew University Gutfeld:

    I'm not a treasure hunter. I'm an archaeologist.

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