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- Ma ChengyuanChinese archaeologist (1927–2004)
- Madeline Kneberg LewisAmerican archaeologist
- Madinat al-ZahraArcheological site of Moorish palace in Spain
- Madonie Regional Natural ParkThe Madonie Regional Natural Park (Italian: Parco delle Madonie) is an Italian regional pa
- MagdalaAncient Hebrew city
- MagdalenianUpper Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures
- Maglemosian cultureMaglemosian (c. 9000 – c. 6000 BC) is the name given to a culture of the early Mesolithic
- Maiden Castle, DorsetIron Age hill fort in Dorset, England
- Mal'ta–Buret' culturePaleolithic archeological culture
- Malia (archaeological site)Archaeological site in Greece
- Maltepe MoundThe Maltepe Mound is in modern-day Bulgaria, though it has been subject to territorial cha
- MamallapuramSatellite town of Chennai in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
- MamuciumFormer Roman fort in the Castlefield area of Manchester in North West England
- Mán BạcArchaeological site in Vietnam
- Manis Mastodon siteHistoric place in Washington, United States
- ManishtushuThird king of the Akkadian Empire
- MännerbundIndo-European youthful warrior-bands
- Manor of St. SepulchreThe Manor of St. Sepulchre (also known as the Archbishop's Liberty) was one of several man
- Manunggul JarNeolithic secondary burial jar and Philippine national treasure
- Mār-bītiMār-bīti was a Mesopotamian god. While his character is overall poorly known, it is agreed
- Mar-biti-apla-usurMār-bīti-apla-uṣur, inscribed DUMU-É-A-PAB on contemporary inscriptions on Lorestān bronze
- Marcelino Sanz de SautuolaDon Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola y Pedrueca or Marcelino de Sautuola was a Spanish jurist an
- Marden HengeMarden Henge (also known as Hatfield Earthworks) is the largest Neolithic henge enclosure
- Marek ZvelebilCzech-Dutch archaeologist (1952–2011)
- MareshaArchaeological site in southern Israel
- Mari, SyriaAncient Sumerian and Amorite city
- Maria ReichePeruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator (1903–1998)
- Marija GimbutasLithuanian archaeologist (1921–1994)
- Marine Isotope Stage 11Marine Isotope Stage 11 or MIS 11 is a Marine Isotope Stage in the geologic temperature re
- Marine reservoir effectPhenomenon affecting radiocarbon dating
- Maritime archaeologyArchaeological study of human interaction with the sea
- Maritime ArchaicHistorical Indigenous people of Newfoundland
- Marjorie F. LambertAmerican anthropologist and archaeologist
- Mark Roberts (archaeologist)Mark Brian Roberts (born 20 May 1961) is an English archaeologist specialising in the stud
- Marksville cultureArchaeological culture in the south-eastern United States
- Marshlands ConservancyNature preserve in Rye, New York, US
- Marta Mirazón LahrDr. Marta Mirazón Lahr (born 1965) is a palaeoanthropologist and Director of the Duckworth
- Martin BiddleMartin Biddle, CBE, FBA, FSA (born 4 June 1937) is a British archaeologist and academic. H
- Martin CarverBritish archaeologist
- Marxist archaeologySubfield using dialectical materialism
- Mary BeaudryAmerican archaeologist, educator, and author (1950–2020)
- Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of HackneyEnglish peeress
- MasadaAncient hilltop fortification in Israel
- Mashkan-shapirSettlement in Iraq
- Material culturePhysical aspects of culture
- MausoleumBurial chamber of a deceased person
- Max UhleGerman archaeologist (1856–1944)
- Maya Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve in Petén Department, Guatemala
- Maya cave sitesArcheological sites
- Maya Devi Temple, LumbiniAncient Buddhist temple at Lumbini, Nepal
- Maya stelaeCarved stone slabs made by the Pre-Columbian Maya
- Maya textilesMaya textiles (k’apak) are the clothing and other textile arts of the Maya peoples, indige
- Mayburgh Henge54°38′56″N 2°44′48″W / 54.64889°N 2.74655°W
- Mazun (Sasanian province)Mazun was a Sasanian province in Late Antiquity, which corresponded to modern-day Bahrain,
- Meadowcroft RockshelterArchaeological site near Avella, Pennsylvania, US
- Meave LeakeyBritish palaeoanthropologist
- MedianaBuilding in Niš, Serbia
- Medicine wheelHistorically, most medicine wheels follow a similar pattern of a central circle or cluster
- Medieval archaeologyArchaeological sub-discipline
- Medieval ArchaeologyMedieval Archaeology is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal covering the archaeology
- Medieval Monuments in KosovoUNESCO World Heritage Site in Kosovo
- Medinet HabuMortuary Temple of Ramesses III
- Medora siteThe Medora site (16WBR1) is an archaeological site that is a type site for the prehistoric
- Megalithic graffiti symbolsAncient markings in the Indian subcontinent
- Megaliths in EthiopiaMegaliths in Ethiopia are large, monumental stones, that exist in Ethiopia.
- Megara HyblaeaCity of ancient Sicily and Italian archaeological site
- MehuínMehuín is a Chilean town and harbour, located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean at the mo
- Meitei inscriptionsInscriptions of Meitei language
- Melanie GilesMelanie Giles FSA FBA is a British archaeologist and academic, specialising in Iron Age Br
- Melvin L. FowlerMelvin L. Fowler (December 3, 1924–September 6, 2008) was an American archaeologist, autho
- MenelaionArchaeological site in Laconia, Greece
- Mesoamerican pyramidsProminent architectural features of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations
- Messapic languageExtinct Indo-European language of Southeastern Italy
- Metallurgy in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
- Mezcala cultureMesoamerican Culture
- Mezhovskaya cultureBronze Age archaeological culture in the Southern Urals
- Michael Brian SchifferAmerican archaeologist (born 1947)
- Michel KazanskiFrench archaeologist (born 1953)
- Mick AstonEnglish archaeologist (1946–2013)
- MicoquienMiddle Paleolithic Tool Industry
- MiddenOld dump for domestic waste
- Middle Dnieper cultureArchaeological culture in Europe
- Middle Stone AgePeriod in African prehistory
- Middle-range theory (archaeology)Archaeological framework
- Migrationism and diffusionismArchaeological theory for cultural changes
- Mike Parker PearsonEnglish archaeologist (born 1957)
- Milton Keynes HoardBronze Age hoards found in and around Milton Keynes, England
- Min fangleiChinese bronze artifact (12th or 11th century BC)
- Minatogawa ManHominin fossil
- Minisink Archaeological SiteSite in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, US
- Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and HandicraftsGovernment ministry of Iran
- Ministry of CultureIndex of politics with the same name
- Minoan sealsMinoan seals are impression seals in the form of carved gemstones and similar pieces in me
- Minong Mine Historic DistrictArchaeological site in Michigan, United States
- Minyan wareAegean burnished pottery
- Mitton HoardCoin hoard in Britain
- MoabAncient kingdom East of the Dead Sea
- Mocoso16th-century chiefdom in Florida
- Modern archaeologyArchaeological practices in the modern era
- Molly CottonBritish archaeologist (1902–1984)
- Momenbaru SiteMidden, cemetery in Okinawa, Japan
- Monastery of StoudiosGreek Orthodox monastery in Constantinople
- Monastery Saint Claire (Nazareth)The Monastery Saint Claire (French: Monastère Sainte-Claire; Hebrew: נזירות סנט קליר, Nazi
- MonopodA monopod, also called a unipod, is a single staff or pole used to help support cameras, b
- MonrealeMonreale (; Italian pronunciation: ; Sicilian: Murriali) is a town and comune in the Metro
- Monte d'AccoddiNeolithic archaeological site in northern Sardinia
- Monte KronioMountain in Italy
- Moot hillAssembly place in early medieval Britain
- Morelet's crocodileMorelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), also known as the Mexican crocodile or Belize
- Mortimer WheelerBritish archaeologist (1890–1976)
- Mortuary archaeologyArchaeological sub-discipline
- Mortuary Temple of Ay and HoremhebMortuary temple in Medinet Habu, Egypt
- Mother goddessGoddess representing motherhood or fertility
- Motte-and-bailey castleMedieval fortification
- MoundHeaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris
- Mound 34Mound at Cahokia Mounds in Illinois
- Mound 72Ridgetop Mississippian mound in Madison County, Illinois
- Mound BuildersPre-Columbian cultures of North America
- Moundville Archaeological SiteArchaeological site in Alabama, United States
- Mount EbalMountain in the West Bank
- Mount NifMountain in Turkey
- Mount Sandel Mesolithic siteExcavated mesolithic huts in Coleraine, Northern Ireland
- Mount SipylusMountain in Manisa, Turkey
- Mouse-holingMouse-holing is a tactic used in urban warfare in which soldiers create access to adjoinin
- MousterianAfro-Eurasian Middle Paleolithic culture
- MramorjeMedieval necropolis in Perućac, Serbia
- Mrauk UTown in Rakhine State, Myanmar
- MṛgaśikhāvanaBuddhist site in eastern India
- Mšecké Žehrovice HeadCeltic sculpture from present-day Czechia, 150–50 BCE
- Muaro Jambi Temple CompoundsAncient Buddhist temples in Indonesia
- MudbrickEarth blocks for construction
- Muisca raftPre-Columbian votive piece
- Mukibanda Yayoi remainsArchaeological site in Yonago, Tottori, Japan
- Multi-cordoned ware cultureBronze age steppe culture, 22nd to 18th centuries BCE
- Multilingual inscriptionInscription that includes the same text in two or more languages
- Mumba CaveNational Historic Site of Tanzania
- MumrillsMumrills was the site of the largest Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It is po
- Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26The Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 is a municipal district (MD) in southern Alb
- Municipal Museum (Saverne)Museum in Bas-Rhin, France
- Murujuga National ParkNational park in Australia
- Musconetcong RiverRiver in New Jersey, United States
- Musée historique de HaguenauHistory museum, Archaeological museum, Art museum in Haguenau, France
- Museo archeologico e d'arte della MaremmaArchaeological museum, Art museum in Tuscany, Italy
- Museo Nazionale RomanoMuseum in Rome, Italy
- Museum of Greek Folk ArtThe Museum of Greek Folk Art is a museum in Athens, Greece. The museum was founded in 1918
- Museum of Human EvolutionThe Museum of Human Evolution (Spanish: Museo de la Evolución Humana - MEH) is situated on
- Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai (Vergina)Museum in Greece around ancient Macedonian tombs
- Museum shipShip preserved and converted into a museum open to the public
- Mushabian cultureEpipalaeolithic archaeological culture of the southern Levant
- Music archaeologyInterdisciplinary study field
- MysiaHistorical region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor
- Mysian languageExtinct Indo-European language