Archaeology

Archaeology is the scientific study of cultures. The science focuses on recovering evidence, then documenting and analyzing it, and ending in interpreting the data. Evidence can come from a wide range of sources. Xenoarchaeology is a specialist field of archaeology, dealing with non-Terran cultures. People trained in this science are called archaeologists.

Archaeologists
Aboard Starfleet starships and other installations, an archaeology and anthropology officer was an archaeologist familiar with a wide range of cultures.

Some archaeologists included USS Prospect (NCC-60056-A) officers Anne Cobry and Amy Bell and USS Pendragon commanding officer Timothy Sinclair (Star Trek: Pendragon). An alien technologies officer was sometimes an archaeologist as well. (Star Trek: Avenger)

Both Timothy Sinclair and Vash engaged in archaeological expeditions in the late 2350s. (PDN: "In the Realm of Shadow and Silence", "Air and Darkness", "Moments of Transition", "Past Watchful Dragons")

Mariah Crane was a lecturer on archaeology at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco during the 2350s and 2360s. Her son, Andrew Maxwell, gained an interest in archaeology through his mother. (: "Relics")

Sometime soon after 2368, Sedrik participated in several archaeological expeditions in Egypt on Earth.

Dr. Kenneth Lillington-Hughes was a famous Federation archaeologist in the mid- to late-24th century. USS Cantabrian (NCC-24705) commanding officer Captain Noel Turner had several of his works.

One of Eliaseth Castien's hobbies was archaeology. (Saints of Infinity)

Starbase 804 had a family of Klingon archaeologists amongst its crew around 2371. ( )

Tyler Sinclair graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2384, specializing in xenoarchaeology. (Star Trek: Pendragon)

In 2385, Timothy Sinclair and a team of Federation archaeologists discovered the Starkindler, a legendary Tkon artifact. (: "Another Time, Another Place", "Starkindler")

Samok was an archaeologist aboard the USS Odyssey (NCC-75309). One of his passions was studying the Preservers. (Typhon Station)

Institutes of higher learning with archaeology programs
The Galen Institute was a higher learning institution dedicated to archaeology, founded sometime after 2370. (Star Trek: Dark Horizon; Star Trek: Pendragon)

The archaeology program at the University of Alpha Centauri was considered one of the best in the Federation. (' '; Star Trek: Pendragon)

The University of San Francisco in San Francisco offered an archaeology program. (: "Relics")