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This is a list of archaeologists – people who study or practise archaeology, the study of the human past through material remains. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Satellites are key artifacts in examining human encounters with space over time and the effect we leave through artificial objects. This list includes: Vanguard 1 - Launched in 1958, the manmade satellite Vanguard 1 and the upper stage of its launch rocket are the oldest still in orbit. Vanguard 1 lost communication in 1964 but had a few ...
The Old Copper Complex of the Western Great Lakes is the best known, and can be dated as far back as 9,500 years ago. [4] [1] Great Lakes natives of the Archaic period located 99% pure copper near Lake Superior, in veins touching the surface and in nuggets from gravel beds.
Fagan is also well known for his public lectures on a wide variety of archaeological and historical topics, delivered to a broad range of archaeological and non-archaeological audiences. He has written many critiques of contemporary archaeology and has advocated non-traditional approaches, as well as writing extensively on the role of ...
Stuart McKee Struever (August 4, 1931 – October 18, 2022) was an American archaeologist and anthropologist – best known for his contributions to the archaeology of the Woodland Period in the US Midwest and for his leadership of archaeology research and education foundations.
The cave where Shanidar Z was buried is well-known among archaeologists because a Neanderthal grave discovered there in 1960 led researchers to believe that Neanderthals may have interred their ...
Archaeologists have found a cache of over a dozen broken human skulls at a Stone Age village site in Italy, a discovery that could advance our understanding of how ancient humans related to their ...
Even though his first large scale excavation project was some years in the future, salvage archaeology was occurring in the south during this time under the auspices of New Deal labor relief programs. One of the sites examined was at Marksville, Louisiana where the project archaeologists, Frank Setzler, aided by James Ford, became Webb's mentors.