Archaeology

Discover the world's most renowned archaeologists who have unearthed the mysteries of ancient civilizations. From Howard Carter to Jane Goodall, explore the remarkable individuals who have dedicated their lives to excavating and understanding the past.

George Karnarvon
George Karnarvon
Great Britain
An English Egyptologist who led archaeologist Howard Carter's expedition that discovered Tutankhamun's tomb.
Alexandre Laborde
Alexandre Laborde
France
French archaeologist, politician and traveler
Kay Behrensmeyer
Kay Behrensmeyer
USA
American paleontologist (taphonomist and paleoecologist).
David Clarke
David Clarke
Great Britain
English archaeologist
Leonid Zaliznyak
Leonid Zaliznyak
Ukraine
Soviet and Ukrainian archaeologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor
Alexander Adam
Alexander Adam
Great Britain
Scottish teacher and archaeologist.
Ofer Bar-Yosef
Ofer Bar-Yosef
Israel
Israeli archaeologist specializing in the study of the Paleolithic.
Giancarlo Conestabile della Staffa
Giancarlo Conestabile della Staffa
Italy
Italian archaeologist
Vladimir Stasov
Vladimir Stasov
Russia
Art and music critic, art historian, archaeologist, public figure, honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Semir Osmanagic
Semir Osmanagic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian writer, amateur archaeologist and metalworking contractor
Ilyas Babaev
Ilyas Babaev
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Soviet archaeologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor
Rodolfo Lanciani
Rodolfo Lanciani
Italy
Italian archaeologist
Alexander Ilyin
Alexander Ilyin
Rostov archaeologist, historian, teacher, one of the founders of the Rostov City Museum.
Yahya Gulyamov
Yahya Gulyamov
Uzbekistan
Famous archaeologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor
Francesco Carelli
Francesco Carelli
Italy
Italian antiquarian, archaeologist and numismatist
Manfred Korfmann
Manfred Korfmann
Germany
German archaeologist, researcher of prehistoric European history, professor
Rudolf Virchow
Rudolf Virchow
Germany
German pathologist, anthropologist, archaeologist and political activist
John Westwood
John Westwood
Great Britain
English entomologist and archaeologist
Jindrich Wankel
Jindrich Wankel
Czech
Czech doctor, archaeologist and speleologist
Giovanni Battista Zannoni
Giovanni Battista Zannoni
Italy
Italian archaeologist.
Barnum Brown
Barnum Brown
USA
American paleontologist
Anthony Bonanno
Anthony Bonanno
Malta
Archaeologist, professor
Konstantin Tushkevich
Konstantin Tushkevich
Belarus
Archaeologist, historian, ethnographer, folklorist from the Tyshkevich family.
Felix Abel
Felix Abel
France
French biblical scholar, archaeologist and geographer, specialist in Palestine.
Barry Kemp
Barry Kemp
Great Britain
British archaeologist
Michael Coe
Michael Coe
USA
American archaeologist, anthropologist, epigraphist, Mayanist, professor
Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawass
Egypt
Egyptian archaeologist and historian of Ancient Egypt.
William Matthew Petrie
William Matthew Petrie
Great Britain
English archaeologist
Charles Woolley
Charles Woolley
Great Britain
Leading English archaeologist of the first half of the twentieth century
Charles Othon Clarac
Charles Othon Clarac
France
French archaeologist
Howard Carter
Howard Carter
Great Britain
British Egyptologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb
Gudrat Ismailzade
Gudrat Ismailzade
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani archaeologist, doctor of historical sciences, professor
Francesco Inghirami
Francesco Inghirami
Italy
Italian archaeologist.
Maud Cunnington
Maud Cunnington
Great Britain
It is best known for its excavations of several major prehistoric sites on Salisbury Plain.
Tadeos Avdalbegyan
Tadeos Avdalbegyan
Armenia
An outstanding Armenian scholar and encyclopedist (historian-archaeologist, Marxist economist and philologist-linguist).
Celestino Cavedoni
Celestino Cavedoni
Italy
Italian archaeologist and numismatist
Ferdinand Keller
Ferdinand Keller
Switzerland
Swiss archaeologist.
Karl Lepsius
Karl Lepsius
Germany
An outstanding German (Prussian) archaeologist and Egyptologist.
Braj Basi Lal
Braj Basi Lal
India
Famous Indian archaeologist
Henryh Shliman
Henryh Shliman
Germany
German amateur archaeologist.
Arcisse Caumont
Arcisse Caumont
France
French antiquarian and archaeologist
Karl Kersten
Karl Kersten
Germany
German historian and archaeologist
Arthur John Evans
Arthur John Evans
Great Britain
English archaeologist
Ernst Emil Herzfeld
Ernst Emil Herzfeld
Germany
German archaeologist and Iranian philologist.
Alexander Ferdinand Quast
Alexander Ferdinand Quast
Germany
German archaeologist and architect.
Barry Cunliffe
Barry Cunliffe
Great Britain
British archaeologist
Bellarmino Bagatti
Bellarmino Bagatti
Italy
Italian archaeologist, priest
Ken Dark
Ken Dark
Great Britain
British archaeologist
Mel Fisher
Mel Fisher
USA
Archaeologist
Giovanni Battista De Rossi
Giovanni Battista De Rossi
Italy
Italian Christian archaeologist and epigrapher