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- noun Plural form of
Egyptologist .
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Examples
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It’s possible then that Akur and Akhu both come from the same root words, as does the name Aker, which, according to the studies made by Egyptologists, is also connected with the Sphinx – being the “guardian of the entrance of the Underworld.”
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Egyptologists, historians and archaeologists are hoping whoever succeeds “the Egyptian Indiana Jones” makes preserving and protecting ancient sites the top priority.
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Egyptologists have dated the figure back to Akhenaten's reign, which means there is only one possibility of who this feminine ruler of Egypt could be: Nefertiti.
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At 17, after studying at the Technological Institute in Milano, I went to work in Egypt with an archaeological expedition: My responsibility was to draw the findings and to take note of the explanations of the Egyptologists.
Lia Petridis Maiello: 'I Read, I Think, I Paint' Lia Petridis Maiello 2011
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Some young Egyptologists now manage a control room in the antiquities department, responding 24 hours a day to any break-in reports from the country's 42 museums, and other sites.
At Museum, Pride Is Key to Survival Christopher Rhoads 2011
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There were also protests about jobs and pay for Egyptologists in the country.
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Of course, this is even more remarkable, that a tomb should be built empty, and the reason given by Egyptologists is simply that it would confuse the “tomb raiders”.
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There were also protests about jobs and pay for Egyptologists in the country.
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The Egyptologists claim that this was due to the tombs having been raided over the vast period of time.
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Egyptologists, historians and archaeologists are hoping whoever succeeds “the Egyptian Indiana Jones” makes preserving and protecting ancient sites the top priority.
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