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.

Gertrude Caton–Thompson
Gertrude Caton–Thompson
Great Britain
English female archaeologist.
Maykl Kremo
Maykl Kremo
USA
The Controversial Archaeologist
Vladimir Zavitnevich
Vladimir Zavitnevich
Belarus
Belarusian archaeologist, historian, writer
Braj Basi Lal
Braj Basi Lal
India
Famous Indian archaeologist
Rodolfo Lanciani
Rodolfo Lanciani
Italy
Italian archaeologist
Manolis Andronikos
Manolis Andronikos
Greece
Greek archaeologist, professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Paul Emile Giraud
Paul Emile Giraud
France
French historian and politician
Jacques Viger
Jacques Viger
Canada
Archaeologist, antique dealer, collector
Manuel Gomez-Moreno
Manuel Gomez-Moreno
Spain
Spanish archaeologist, epigraphist, art historian and linguist. In the 1930s and 1940s, he deciphered the Paleohispanic script, which contributed to significant progress in the study of the ancient history of the Iberian Peninsula before the Roman conquest.
Bryony Coles
Bryony Coles
Great Britain
British archaeologist
Giovanni Battista Zannoni
Giovanni Battista Zannoni
Italy
Italian archaeologist.
Carl Blegen
Carl Blegen
USA
American archaeologist
Henri Breuil
Henri Breuil
France
French archaeologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and geologist
Rudolf Virchow
Rudolf Virchow
Germany
German pathologist, anthropologist, archaeologist and political activist
Muzafer Korkuti
Muzafer Korkuti
Albania
Albanian archaeologist
Neil Faulkner
Neil Faulkner
Great Britain
British archaeologist, historian, teacher, television presenter
Josef Szombathy
Josef Szombathy
Austria
Austrian archaeologist
Valentin Danilenko
Valentin Danilenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian archaeologist.
Mary Leakey
Mary Leakey
Great Britain
British paleoanthropologist
Anzelm Feyerbah
Anzelm Feyerbah
Germany
Archaeologist, professor at the University of Freiburg.
Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl
Norway
Traveler
Antonio Coppi
Antonio Coppi
Italy
Italian monk, priest, writer and archaeologist
Giovanni Battista De Rossi
Giovanni Battista De Rossi
Italy
Italian Christian archaeologist and epigrapher
Francesco Inghirami
Francesco Inghirami
Italy
Italian archaeologist.
John Garstang
John Garstang
Great Britain
English archaeologist, professor
Amedey Caix de Saint-Aymour
Amedey Caix de Saint-Aymour
France
French scientist.
Matija Petar Katancic
Matija Petar Katancic
Austria
Austro-Hungarian archaeologist and historian of Croatian origin.
Alexander Adam
Alexander Adam
Great Britain
Scottish teacher and archaeologist.
Babken Arakelyan
Babken Arakelyan
Armenia
Armenian archaeologist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR.
Muhammed Goneim
Muhammed Goneim
Egypt
Egyptian Egyptologist and archaeologist
Charles Fellows
Charles Fellows
Great Britain
English archaeologist
Konstantin Karapanos
Konstantin Karapanos
Greece
Greek archaeologist and politician.
Auguste Mariette
Auguste Mariette
France
French scientist, archaeologist and Egyptologist
Sigurd Schmidt
Sigurd Schmidt
Russia
Soviet and Russian historian and local historian
Celestino Cavedoni
Celestino Cavedoni
Italy
Italian archaeologist and numismatist
Ludwig von Sybel
Ludwig von Sybel
Germany
German archaeologist
Konstantin Tushkevich
Konstantin Tushkevich
Belarus
Archaeologist, historian, ethnographer, folklorist from the Tyshkevich family.
William Matthew Petrie
William Matthew Petrie
Great Britain
English archaeologist
Alpheus Hyatt
Alpheus Hyatt
USA
American zoologist and paleontologist
Ken Dark
Ken Dark
Great Britain
British archaeologist
William Hamilton
William Hamilton
Great Britain
British diplomat, archaeologist and volcanologist
Rudolf Virchow
Rudolf Virchow
Germany
German pathologist, anthropologist, archaeologist and political activist
Paul-Emile Botta
Paul-Emile Botta
Italy
French archaeologist and diplomat