kɹˈɪstʃən jˈuːədʒˌɛnsən tˈɑːmsən ænd dʒˈeɪ. dʒˈeɪ. ˈeɪ. wˈɜːsɑː ɑːɹ kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd wɪððə faʊndˈeɪʃən ʌv saɪəntˈɪfɪk ˌɑːɹkiːˈɑːlədʒi, æz ðeɪ wˈɜːkt tə hæv kəntɹˈoʊld ˌɛkskəvˈeɪʃənz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ˈɑːɹɾɪfˌækts kʊd biː ɪvˈæljuːˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ wˌɪtʃ wɜː fˈaʊnd təɡˈɛðɚ: ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv stɹætˈɪɡɹəfi.
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen and J. J. A. Worsaae are credited with the foundation of scientific archaeology, as they worked to have controlled excavations in which artifacts could be evaluated by which were found together: the beginning of stratigraphy.