List of archaeologists

Archaeology is a discipline that was virtually unknown until the 19th century. Archaeology, originally an amateur pastime, is becoming increasingly popular, and it is now possible for archaeologists to become minor celebrities as a result of media exposure.

Well-known archaeologists include:

• Mick Aston
• Churchill Babington
• Lewis Binford
• Howard Carter
• Vere Gordon Childe
• Barry Cunliffe
• James Deetz
• Sir Arthur Evans
• Alfred Foucher
• William Flinders Petrie
• Pere Bosch-Gimpera
• Gustaf VI Adolf
• Phil Harding
• Donald Johansen[?]
• Kathleen Kenyon
• Louis Leakey
• Richard Leakey
• Carenza Lewis
• John Manley
• Pitt Rivers (Augustus Lane-Fox)
• Colin Renfrew
• Julian Richards[?]
• Heinrich Schliemann
• Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
• Chris Tilley[?]
• Mortimer Wheeler
• Leonard Woolley