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Carter, Howard
 

Howard Carter 1873-1939

Lived 1873 - 1939

British archaeologist who discovered the almost intact tomb of Tutankhamen.

     
     
     

Curtius, Ernst
 

 

German archaeologist and historian who, from 1875 until 1881, led the excavation of  Olympia.

     
     
     

Evans, Sir Arthur John
 

Sir Arthur John Evans 1851-1941

Lived 1851 - 1941

British archaeologist with a knack for the ancient  Minoan civilization.

     
     
     

Hamilton, William
 

William Hamilton 1730-1803

Lived 1730 - 1803

British archaeologist and diplomat who investigated mount Vesuvius.

     
     
     

Korfmann, Manfred

 

German archaeologist of the University of T�bingen. Manfred has been leader of the excavations at the site of Hisarllk / Troy in northwestern Turkey for the past 16 years.

     
     
     

Layard, Sir Austen Henry
 

Sir Austen Henry Layard 1817-1894

Lived 1817-1894

When is the last time you discovered four palaces?

     
     
     

Marshall, John Hubert
 

Lived 1876-1958
Indus Valley Civilization.

     
     
     

Netzer, Ehud

 

In May 2007, Israeli archaeologist Ehud Netzer claimed to have found the tomb of Herod the Great at Herodium (today's Israeli-occupied West Bank.)

     
     
     

Puchstein, Otto
 

Otto Puchstein 1856-1911

Lived 1856 - 1911

Otto was a German archaeologist.

     
     
     

Rawlinson, Henry
 

Henry Rawlinson 1810-1895

Lived 1810 - 1895

Henry deciphered what Darius I had once chiseled.

     
     
     

Schliemann, Heinrich

Heinrich was a German archaeologist who found the ancient Greek cities of Troy and Mycenae.

     
     
     

 

 

 

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