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Peter J. Ucko [b. 1938]
British archaeologist Peter Ucko has concentrated his career on the study of images and artwork at Neolithic sites
Max Uhle [1856-1944]
German archaeologist and linguist Max Uhle is often said to be the father of Andean archaeology.
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville [1790-1842]
French explorer Dumont d'Urville traveled widely through the world, and made visits to New Zealand, Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea and Antarctica during the early 19th century.
George Clapp Vaillant [1901-1945]
American archaeologist George C. Vaillant worked in central America, primarily on Aztec and Maya sites.
Henri Victor Vallois [1889-1981]
Henri V. Vallois was a French paleontologist who is known most for his work with Marcellin Boule at the Neandertal site of La Chapelle aux Saintes in the early decades of the 20th century.
Madho Sarup Vats
Indian archaeologist Madho Sarup Vats excavated at Harappa in the 1920s and 1930s, under the aegis of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Nikolai I. Vavilov [1887-1943]
Russian biologist Nikolai Vavilov studied plant geneticists and provided much of the background research on which early theories on the origins of agriculture were based.
Michael Ventris [1922 -1956]
British linguist Michael Ventris is credited with the beginnings of the decipherment of Linear B, the ancient Greek written language of the Mycenaeans.
Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow [1821-1902]
German archaeologist, biologist and doctor Rudolf Virchow was interested in many different things, among them cellular biology and archaeology.
Vitruvius (Marcus Vitruvius Pollio)
The first century AD Roman engineer and architect Vitruvius (or, Marcus Vitruvius Pollio), is best known in archaeological circles for his description of the Greek temple Ionic and Doric structural elements.
Evon Zartman Vogt Jr. [1918-2004]
American archaeologist and anthropologist Evon Z. Vogt, Jr. is probably best known for his ethnographic work at Zinacantan in Chiapas state, Mexico.
Ernest Volk [1845-1919]
German born archaeologist Ernest Volk was an avid collector and amateur scientist, who was associated with C.C. Abbott and the Trenton Gravels.
Barbara Voorhies
American archaeologist Barbara Voorhies is best known for her work on the shell mound archaic of coastal Mexico
Emile and Paul Vouga
The Swiss archaeologists Emile and Paul Vouga were father and son, who separately investigated the Iron Age site of La Tène.
Elisabeth Vrba
South African paleontologist Elisabeth Vrba is best known for her theory concerning the process of evolution called the Turnover Pulse Hypothesis.