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Browse notable archaeologists such as Mary Leakey, Robert Ballard, and Arthur Evans.
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Howard Carter
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Howard Carter
Archaeologist / 1874 - 1939
Howard Carter was a British archeologist who excavated King Tut's tomb beginning in 1922.
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Mary Leakey
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Mary Leakey
Archaeologist / 1913 - 1996
Mary Leakey was an archaeologist who discovered skull fossils in Africa that advanced our understanding of human evolution.
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Robert Ballard
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Robert Ballard
Archaeologist / 1942 -
Deep-sea archaeologist and oceanographer Robert Ballard is best known for discovering the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1985.
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Arthur Evans
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Arthur Evans
Archaeologist / 1851 - 1941
Sir Arthur John Evans was a British archaeologist who is famous for unearthing the palace of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete.
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Kathleen Kenyon
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Kathleen Kenyon
Archaeologist, Educator, Historian, Journalist / 1906 - 1978
Dame Kathleen (Mary) Kenyon was an English archaeologist who excavated Jericho to and showed it to be the oldest known continuously occupied human settlement.
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John Lloyd Stephens
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John Lloyd Stephens
Archaeologist, Journalist / 1805 - 1852
U.S. traveler and archaeologist John Lloyd Stephens's travels in the Middle East and Central America resulted in books that created interest in the regions.
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profile name: Robert Ballard profile occupation: Archaeologist
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profile name: Arthur Evans profile occupation: Archaeologist
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profile name: Mary Leakey profile occupation: Archaeologist
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profile name: Kathleen Kenyon profile occupation: Archaeologist, Educator, Historian, Journalist
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