How to Use Egyptology in a Sentence

Egyptology

noun

• His fellow American Theodore Davis may have done more to bring Egyptology into the modern age.
  — Dominic Green, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020
• Champollion was appointed the first chair of Egyptology here in 1831.
  — Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 1 July 2022
• Those efforts are in keeping with a growing trend in Egyptology toward giving Egyptians, once overlooked in the study of their own country’s history, more prominence in the field.
  — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 19 June 2023
• Steven Grant is studying Egyptology during those scenes.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Apr. 2022
• The cautious tone could be a response to the sometimes hyperbolic nature of Egyptology announcements.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2017
• It is typically recognized as one of the most important finds in Egyptology.
  — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2022
• If Napoleon, who murdered thousands of Egyptian people and stole their archeological treasures, is lauded as the founder of Egyptology, why shouldn’t a student be able to kill one person to advance his studies?
  — Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
• Even if future excavations do not lead to major breakthroughs, Aten has already made a major contribution to Egyptology – and for Egyptian archaeologists to be seen as peers.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024