i want to get into this particular field...i love the thought of studying the ancients....of reading texts that they based their entire empires on....if you watch stargate sg1 then daniel is kinda the type of wanna be...what do you think...i have had some negative feedback because their isn't too much of a market for this particular field...but i don't want to work in the u.s. i want to travel...to see the world...what are the pro's and con's?
2006-10-02 06:38:58 · 10 answers · asked by apost 3 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
I'm an archaeologist right now, and I generally am able to find work. If you want to work outside the US, that's a bit more difficult.
To become an archaeologist in the US, you need, at minimum, a bachelor's degree (preferably in archaeology or a related field) and field school. Then you can get into the wonderful world of cultural resource management! Check out shovelbums.org or archaeologyfieldwork.com for employment listings. The jobs are generally a couple of weeks to a couple of months in length, and you will travel. A lot. Expect to spend most of your life in motels and dive bars. To get any higher on the CRM food chain, you'll need a master's. Get the experience first, though, because it's a tough life that not everyone is cut out for.
If you want to work outside of the US, well.... I've never done it, but I know people who have. The way they do it is they either work for free, go to school overseas, or both. Usually, to even break into overseas archaeology, particularly in the more popular areas, you need to know people in the field. So much of this job is about networking, even when you're working in the US. So go to a school either in the country you want to work in or with a good program there and save your money like mad so that if you're offered a volunteer opportunity, you can take it. And talk to your professors, particularly the ones with overseas experience.
Good luck with this, and it is possible to make money as an archaeologist.
2006-10-02 09:29:05 · answer #1 · answered by random6x7 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-13 02:19:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a tough field, education-wise. You mention texts and empires, so that would be the field of archeology, not paleo-anthropology, which is the study of human origins, i.e., before empires and writing. Either way, same tough education. Reading texts of ancient empires requires learning what is known of dead languages and the writing systems once in use were not simple, by any means. And the job prospects are dismal. Paleoanthropology and archeology are not really glamorous and even if you are lucky to be hired for an expedition or dig, the emphasis is on DIG. Hot sun, flies and mosquitoes, rationed water, no showers, shall we say basic food products?, snakes and other fauna, and so on...you gotta really love it, that's for sure.
2006-10-02 06:53:26 · answer #3 · answered by sonyack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contact people in that field. People love to talk about themselves and will likely bepleased to tell you what they know. I suggest speaking first to professionals who are heading toward retirement first. This way you are sure they will not consider you competition for the few available jobs. How about speaking to the head of the anthropology dept of a school you would like to attend.
Also look at the course descriptions for that major. This will give you a better insight into your own interest. If the courses sound fascinating to you, then it is a good indication that you are right for the field.
2006-10-02 06:51:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Paleo Diet is an effort to eat like we used to back in the day…WAY back in the day. If a caveman couldn’t eat it, neither can you.
This means anything we could hunt or find – meats, fish, nuts, leafy greens, regional veggies, and seeds. Sorry, the pasta, cereal, and candy will have to go! Instead, you’ll be making things like chicken stir fry and paleo spaghetti.
2015-05-02 13:12:22 · answer #5 · answered by arlette 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paleoanthropology is a scientific discipline that works on human evolution. It mainly studies the bones of fossil hominids. But also first stone tools of the Paleolithic times are the subject of that discipline.
But you can't find job easily. All over the world it not easy find a job in this subject. Only the universities and museums need anthropologists. But I believe the world need that job very much. While fossil records are difficult to find and easily destroyed, we need more paleoanthropologists.
2006-10-03 00:03:16 · answer #6 · answered by PaleoBerkay 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For one thing, if you want to study antient civilizations and travel the world looking at texts, you definetly don't want to be a paleoanthropologist. You might want to consider studying classical archaeology. Paleoanthropologists study humanity through the fossil record, not through texts. If you want to go into it, don't romanticize it and think that it'll be like on Stargate; it's very hard work, alot of school, alot of languages that nobody speaks anymore, and alot of digging in dirt and screening it for tiny sherds of pottery and such.
2006-10-02 13:48:44 · answer #7 · answered by forbidden_planet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2014-08-05 07:08:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paleoanthropology is one of my favorite hobbies. Unless you really like fossil hominid, I would suggest archeology. I personally find the paleoanthropology to be extremely fascinating. I suspect the actual jobs would be more academic and require a post graduate degree.
2006-10-02 08:58:18 · answer #9 · answered by JimZ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
anthropology is the study of man....ancient, current, human bones, etc. Archeology is a Branch of Anthro...it is very cool stuff!
2016-03-18 03:43:43 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋