Archaeologist taking vehicles to edge of site (5)
I believe the answer is:
evans
'archaeologist' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'vehicles to edge of site' is the wordplay.
'vehicles' becomes 'vans' (van is a kind of vehicle).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'edge of site' becomes 'e' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'vans' after 'e' is 'EVANS'.
'taking' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for evans that I've seen before include "Lee --, British comedian" , "Common Welsh surname" , "Dame Edith -, English actress" , "dame of acting fame" , "Female writer's real name" .)