How to Use Egyptology in a Sentence

Egyptology

noun
  • But this doesn’t mean that applying to study Egyptology will guarantee you a spot at your dream school.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • It is typically recognized as one of the most important finds in Egyptology.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2022
  • His fellow American Theodore Davis may have done more to bring Egyptology into the modern age.
    Dominic Green, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The concept of shifting Egyptology back to Egyptians carries a deeper message.
    Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Champollion was appointed the first chair of Egyptology here in 1831.
    Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 1 July 2022
  • The cautious tone could be a response to the sometimes hyperbolic nature of Egyptology announcements.
    Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Behind each jewel is a story, and his inspirations range from Egyptology and Indian mythology, to the desert.
    Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • In the early 1950s, Blount sequestered himself in Chicago with a huge library of books on magic, the occult and Egyptology.
    Ekow Eshun july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
  • In one episode, when a professor of Egyptology explains the process of mummification to her, Cunk swears that this is the same spa routine that Gwyneth Paltrow uses.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Cooper accepts the challenge, which leads her to the Willoughby Bequest, an Egyptology collection housed in a museum at the university.
    Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
  • For centuries, Egyptology was considered a Western tradition.
    The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • The texts are related to Egyptology and scientific documentation.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Several experts in Egyptology, museums and Rosicrucianism admitted this approach might lead to some discrepancies with mainstream views or curation decisions that are unorthodox.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • While Egyptology originally stemmed from local excavations, its modern framework—shaped by institutional funding and scholarly influence—was largely developed by Western powers, especially in the 19th and 20th centuries.
    Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Situated on the outskirts of Cairo and spanning 50 hectares — equivalent to approximately 93 American football fields — the sprawling complex encompasses rotating and permanent galleries, research facilities, and a library dedicated to Egyptology.
    Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025

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