10 of History's Greatest Archaeologists

Archaeology isn’t just a study of fossils and old rocks, it’s also perhaps the only reliable window into our distant, unrecorded past. Every archaeological discovery gives us a direct – even if incomplete – look into our long, long history as a species, as well as helps us put another piece into the huge puzzle that is our origins. While some of those discoveries came about by chance, many others were only possible due to the efforts of archaeologists that didn’t give up. Some of the greatest ones in history aren’t just remembered for the weight of their discoveries, but also for their insights and methods that gave shape to modern archaeology as we know it... Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ/ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw/ MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg TodayIFoundOut: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://ift.tt/2EJ18Cm Text version: https://ift.tt/3bpYIsJ →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at http://www.toptenz.net Source/Further reading: https://ift.tt/3qI2FzI https://ift.tt/3s8QZWX https://ift.tt/3aAAi0u https://ift.tt/2NOx6Wo https://ift.tt/3scjKBX https://ift.tt/2OSmO7X https://ift.tt/3dx7KXy https://ift.tt/3dx4yeA https://ift.tt/25uUirL https://ift.tt/2NKC6eA https://ift.tt/3dNe8qa https://ift.tt/3sduzUA https://ift.tt/37xpoXC https://ift.tt/3qDqOXT https://ift.tt/3bm6iVv https://ift.tt/3sddtpA https://ift.tt/2ONC7ia https://ift.tt/3s9JvD2 https://ift.tt/37xf7dI https://ift.tt/3qEX3pP https://ift.tt/3hD7dlw https://ift.tt/2NKLHSm https://ift.tt/3pz4HAx https://ift.tt/37vmTEY https://ift.tt/2NoovcY https://ift.tt/3duXr6z https://ift.tt/3dxdKjm https://ift.tt/3qQxmCw https://ift.tt/3dw5qjz https://ift.tt/3qFqVlZ https://ift.tt/3qFqVlZ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkE3RI7tvf0&ab_channel=BritishPath%C3%A9 https://ift.tt/3pEeju7 https://ift.tt/3bsDavw https://ift.tt/3blpZgc https://ift.tt/3dzWGJk https://ift.tt/3dxQVfo https://ift.tt/3pxY5T6