What's your definition of a scientist?

I wonder if many of history's greatest scientists might fail to meet it.

This is actually my wife's job/area of research, except typically they use the eggshell proteins to determine taxonomy. It's extremely rare that DNA survives in these types of samples but the proteins are preserved in the eggshell's mineral matrix.

"Scientist" is cool, but personally I would call myself a "forensic archeologist" if I had this gig.

It's usually just called archaeology or perhaps biomolecular archaeology. Forensic archaeology is a bit different, and it usually pertains to humans and their crimes.