Top 5 Archeologists In The World

We all know the 7 wonders of the world, the tallest building in the world and much more famous architecture but we never wanted to know the name of the architect who has designed and gone through.

Some best top 5 archeologists of the world are:

Mark Lehner is an American Archeologist with more than 30 yrs. of experience excavating in Egypt. Every excavated object is examined by specialists to create an overall picture of an archeological site. His international team currently runs the Giza Plateau Mapping Project.

The third President of the United States – Thomas Jefferson was also an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father. He previously served as the second vice president of the United States.

The field of architecture, Jefferson helped popularize the "Neo-Palladian style" in the United States utilizing designs for the Virginia State Capitol, the University of Virginia, Monticello, and others.

People take guidance from the elder people but Jefferson had mastered architecture through self-study, using various books and classical architectural designs of the day.
Influential archaeologists of the 20th century- Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. She led hollows of Tell es-Sultan, the site of ancient Jericho.

Stuart Struever- He was a graduate student in the Dept. of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. He was an energetic and innovative contributor to the body of research.

He is best known for accomplishments in three areas:

The New Archaeology
Woodland Period Archaeology
Large- scale, Public oriented Archeology
Kathleen Kenyon was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. Before archelogy, he had experienced as a photographer for the pioneering excavations at Great Zimbabwe. Returning to England, Kenyon joined the archaeological couple Mortimer Wheeler and his wife Tessa Wheeler on their excavation of the Romano-British settlement of Verulamium. He was associated with the Wheelers in the foundation of the Institute of Archaeology of University College London.

By: Suvarna Gupta