Find out more about famous 20th Century Archaeologists, including T. E. Lawrence, Howard Carter, Neil Oliver, Donald Johanson and Fred Vargas.

Famous 20th Century Archaeologists

T. E. LawrenceT. E. Lawrence
16 August 1888, British
Archaeologist
Howard CarterHoward Carter
09 May 1874, British
Archaeologist

Neil OliverNeil Oliver
21 February 1967, Scottish
TV Presenter

Mary LeakeyMary Leakey
06 February 1913, British
Paleoanthropologist

Arthur EvansArthur Evans
08 July 1851, British
Archaeologist

Fred VargasFred Vargas
07 June 1957, French
Writer, Archaeologist, Novelist, Historian
Carleton S. CoonCarleton S. Coon
23 June 1904, American
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Prehistorian

Walter AlvarezWalter Alvarez
03 October 1940, American
Geologist, Scientist, Archaeologist, University

Yosef Ben-JochannanYosef Ben-Jochannan
31 December 1918, American
Historian, Archaeologist
Donald JohansonDonald Johanson
28 June 1943, American
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Prehistorian,

David RohlDavid Rohl
12 September 1950, British
Egyptologist, Archaeologist, Engineer, Historian,
Osman Hamdi BeyOsman Hamdi Bey
30 December 1842, Turkish
Painter

Michael VentrisMichael Ventris
12 July 1922, British
Linguist, Architect, Historian, Archaeologist

William F. AlbrightWilliam F. Albright
24 May 1891, American
Archaeologist

Raymond DartRaymond Dart
04 February 1893, Australian
Anatomist

James Henry BreastedJames Henry Breasted
27 August 1865, American
Archaeologist
Yigael YadinYigael Yadin
20 March 1917, Israeli
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Politician,

Guo MoruoGuo Moruo
16 November 1892, Chinese
Archaeologist

Gaston MasperoGaston Maspero
23 June 1846, French
Egyptologist

Leo FrobeniusLeo Frobenius
29 June 1873, German
Ethnologist
Hormuzd RassamHormuzd Rassam
1826 AD, Iraqi
Archaeologist

David George HogarthDavid George Hogarth
23 May 1862, British
Archaeologist
Maria ReicheMaria Reiche
15 May 1903, German, Peruvian
Mathematician

Meave LeakeyMeave Leakey
28 July 1942, British
Paleoanthropologist

Tim D. WhiteTim D. White
24 August 1950, American
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Prehistorian,
George Andrew ReisnerGeorge Andrew Reisner
05 November 1867, American
Archaeologist

Henri BreuilHenri Breuil
28 February 1877, French
Archaeologist
Robert Bruce FooteRobert Bruce Foote
22 September 1834, British
Geologist

Luigi Palma di CesnolaLuigi Palma di Cesnola
29 July 1832, Italian, American
Soldier

Wilhelm DörpfeldWilhelm Dörpfeld
26 December 1853, German
Architect
Robert KoldeweyRobert Koldewey
10 September 1855, German
Archaeologist

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Spyridon MarinatosSpyridon Marinatos
04 November 1901, Greek
Archaeologist
Bedřich HroznýBedřich Hrozný
06 May 1879, Czech
Orientalist

Carl BlegenCarl Blegen
27 January 1887, American
Archaeologist

Franz CumontFranz Cumont
03 January 1868, Belgian
Archaeologist

William Henry HolmesWilliam Henry Holmes
01 December 1846, American
Explorer
John GarstangJohn Garstang
05 May 1876, British
Archaeologist
Eleazar SukenikEleazar Sukenik
12 August 1889, Israeli, Polish
Archaeologist

John EvansJohn Evans
17 November 1823, British
Archaeologist

Benjamin MazarBenjamin Mazar
28 June 1906, Israeli, Polish
Historian

J. Desmond ClarkJ. Desmond Clark
10 April 1916, British
Archaeologist
Edward Herbert ThompsonEdward Herbert Thompson
28 September 1857, American
Archaeologist

Hugo WincklerHugo Winckler
04 July 1863, German
Archaeologist

Johan Gunnar AnderssonJohan Gunnar Andersson
03 July 1874, Swedish
Archaeologist

Alfred V. KidderAlfred V. Kidder
29 October 1885, American
Archaeologist

Gertrude Caton ThompsonGertrude Caton Thompson
01 February 1888, British
Archaeologist
Harriet Boyd HawesHarriet Boyd Hawes
11 October 1871, American
Archaeologist

Alfred TozzerAlfred Tozzer
04 July 1877, American
Anthropologist
Rodolfo LancianiRodolfo Lanciani
02 January 1845, Italian
Archaeologist

Adolf FurtwänglerAdolf Furtwängler
30 June 1853, German
Archaeologist

Adolph Francis Alphonse BandelierAdolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
06 August 1840, Swiss, American
Archaeologist
Frans BlomFrans Blom
09 August 1893, Danish
Explorer

Désiré CharnayDésiré Charnay
02 May 1828, French
Archaeologist
Liu ELiu E
18 October 1857, Chinese
Writer

Alfred Irving HallowellAlfred Irving Hallowell
28 December 1892, American
Anthropologist

Frederic Ward PutnamFrederic Ward Putnam
16 April 1839, American
Anthropologist

Robert John BraidwoodRobert John Braidwood
29 July 1907, American
Archaeologists

Oscar MonteliusOscar Montelius
09 September 1843, Swedish
Archaeologist
William Duncan StrongWilliam Duncan Strong
30 January 1899, American
Archaeologist

Raphael PumpellyRaphael Pumpelly
08 September 1837, American
Geologist

Charles Simon Clermont-GanneauCharles Simon Clermont-Ganneau
19 February 1846, French
Archaeologist

Peter UckoPeter Ucko
27 July 1938, British
Archaeologist
Alfonso CasoAlfonso Caso
01 February 1896, Mexican
Archaeologist

E.F. BensonE.F. Benson
24 July 1867, British
Novelist
Zheng ZhenduoZheng Zhenduo
19 December 1898, Chinese
Journalist

André ParrotAndré Parrot
15 February 1901, French
Archaeologist

Emil HauryEmil Haury
02 May 1904, American
Archaeologist
Humfry PayneHumfry Payne
19 February 1902, British
Archaeologist

Charles Cutler TorreyCharles Cutler Torrey
20 December 1863, American
Historian
Richard MacNeishRichard MacNeish
29 April 1918, American
Archaeologist

Ernest de SarzecErnest de Sarzec
11 August 1832, French
Archaeologist

Percy GardnerPercy Gardner
24 November 1846, British
Archaeologist
Therkel MathiassenTherkel Mathiassen
05 September 1892, Danish
Archaeologist

Geoffrey BibbyGeoffrey Bibby
14 October 1917, British
Archaeologist
Marcel-Auguste DieulafoyMarcel-Auguste Dieulafoy
03 August 1844, French
Archaeologist

Seton LloydSeton Lloyd
30 May 1902, British
Archaeologist

Helmuth Theodor BossertHelmuth Theodor Bossert
11 September 1889, German
Historian

Paolo OrsiPaolo Orsi
18 October 1859, Italian
Archaeologist
Erland NordenskiöldErland Nordenskiöld
19 July 1877, Swedish
Archeologist
David Randall-MacIverDavid Randall-MacIver
31 October 1873, British
Archaeologist

Esther Boise Van DemanEsther Boise Van Deman
01 October 1862, American
Archaeologist

Sophus MüllerSophus Müller
24 May 1846, Danish
Archaeologist

Ronald BurrowsRonald Burrows
16 August 1867, British
Archaeologist
Sir Flinders PetrieSir Flinders Petrie
03 June 1853, British
Egyptologist

Sir Mortimer WheelerSir Mortimer Wheeler
10 September 1890, British, Scottish
Archaeologist

Sir Aurel SteinSir Aurel Stein
26 November 1862, Hungarian, British
Archaeologist

John Hubert MarshallJohn Hubert Marshall
19 March 1876, British
Archaeologist

Sir Leonard WoolleySir Leonard Woolley
17 April 1880, British
Archaeologist
Manolis AndronicosManolis Andronicos
23 October 1919, Greek
Archaeologist

Anthony John ArkellAnthony John Arkell
29 July 1898, British
Archaeologist
Michael Ivanovich RostovtzeffMichael Ivanovich Rostovtzeff
10 November 1870, Russian
Archaeologist

Gordon Randolph WilleyGordon Randolph Willey
07 March 1913, American
Archaeologist
Jakob MessikomerJakob Messikomer
18 August 1828, Swiss
Archaeologist
Zelia Maria Magdalena NuttallZelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall
06 September 1857, American
Archaeologist