You might have heard of these archaeologists

Here's a list of archaeologists associated with prominent excavations.

GIOVANNI BATTISTA BELZONI (1778-1823). Italian. Belzoni removed the colossal bust of Ramesses II at Thebes for shipment to England, where it's on display at the British Museum.

FLAVIO BIONDO (1392-1463). Italian. Regarded by some as the first archaeologist, Flavio explored and documented the ruins and topography of ancient Rome.

HOWARD CARTER (1874-1939). British. His 15-year search led to the discovery of the century: the well-preserved tomb of King Tutankhamun, which Carter unearthed in 1922 at ancient Thebes. The British Museum's "Treasures of Tutankhamun" tour, which ran from 1972 to 1979, was America's first museum blockbuster.

SIR ARTHUR JOHN EVANS (1851-1941). British. Excavating on the Greek island of Crete, Evans found the remains of the Minoan civilization and devised an accurate chronology of this previously undocumented Bronze Age culture.

WILLIAM FLINDERS PETRIE (1853-1942). British. Petrie excavated at the Egyptian capitals of Memphis and Thebes, where his findings included an inscription with the earliest known Egyptian reference to Israel.

HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN (1822-90). German. After making a fortune in the indigo trade and as a military contractor, Schliemann set out to prove that Troy was more than a legend. In 1870, he hit the jackpot at Hissarlik, in what is now Turkey, but tarnished his image with his greed and deceptions.

LEONARD WOOLLEY (1880-1960). British. T.E. Lawrence worked with Woolley at Carchemish, where the Babylonians defeated the Egyptians in battle. Woolley excavated the royal tombs at Ur of the Chaldees in Mesopotamia.

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LARA CROFT British. Self-taught archaeologist, linguist and antiquities-hunter-for hire, Croft excavated the Atlantean pyramid. Her critics consider her irresponsible.

INDIANA JONES (1899-). American. On leave from teaching at Marshall College, archaeologist recovered the Sankara stone in 1935 and the Ark of the Covenant in 1936 (the Holy Grail, alas, slipped through his fingers). Given his lack of effort to publish, it's a wonder he hasn't perished. Results of his latest expedition will be revealed in May 2008.

LANKESTER MERRIN Swedish or Dutch. Jesuit priest is known for his studies of demon-worship relics. His findings include a statue of Pazuzu, a Sumerian demigod he later had to help exorcise from a 12-year-old American girl.

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