A scientist who excavates ancient cities: John's mother was an archeologist who studied human history and prehistoriy by the way of excavations of sites and the scrutiny and examination of artifacts and other physical objects.

An anthropologist who seeks to document and explain the continuity, changes, similarities and differences among human cultures: Archaeologists work with the material remains of cultures, past and present, providing the only source of information available about past non-literate societies and supplementing written sources for historical and contemporary groups.

Archaeologists work with the material remains of cultures, past and present, providing the only source of information that is available about past non-literate societies and supplementing written sources for historical and contemporary groups. (1)