2007-01-07 13:24:45 · 6 answers · asked by jsutin 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Go to university and study history, the classics, and atleast one dead language. Then you go on a witing list for like 10 years before you get to a dig site. Then good luck finding anything.
Or you could just rent Indiana Jones, get a shovel and a bucket and go digging wherever you like. I found a really cool old bottle doing that, but it wasn't museum worthy.
2007-01-07 13:29:58 · answer #1 · answered by craftsman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are plenty of "digs" you can go on, even as an amateur. You just have to pay your own way. Every year TAS, Texas Arch. Society, has a field school where interested individuals work at a site. Field school and at least a bachelor's degree is usually the minimum requirements for a paying arch. job. But in archeology, the old saying, it's not what you know but who you know, really still holds true. I'd have to say that if you get hooked up with your local organizations on a regular basis, people will get to know you and some doors will be opened up for you. Of course it always helps to get a degree(s) in Anthropology with Archeology as a specialty. Anything from Master's up will get you some respect- a PhD. will get you the ability to plan your own projects on a grand scale if you are funded and tenured.
2007-01-10 02:09:25 · answer #2 · answered by Dawn S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a bachelor's, preferably in archaeology or a related field (history, geology, anthropology- really, there's a lot of related fields). While you're in college, you _must_ take field school. It will be a summer class, most likely, but it's essential to getting a job in the field. After that, you can work in the private sector. Go to shovelbums.org or archaeologyfieldwork.com to check out some of the jobs (not many this time of year- too cold). If you want to be higher on the totem pole, you'll have to go to grad school for your master's. Work a bit first so you have some idea of what you're doing and whether you really want to do this. The work's not for everyone, and it has a high burn-out rate.
If you want to work in universities, I have no idea what to do, but your advisors in college could help you. Go for the bachelor's, and you'll figure the rest out.
Please, whatever you do, don't work with the people who call themselves "collectors", and don't collect on your own. We call them "looters" and get very annoyed when they've destroyed sites.
2007-01-08 01:23:55 · answer #3 · answered by random6x7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not true that you have to wait 10 years to go on a dig! I was a religious studies major at UC Berkeley, and I took a classics course, which I fell in love with. I had an opportunity to go on a summer dig in Isreal. Students get to go on digs often.
So how do you get there? Get a bachelor's degree for starters. Take some classics courses and some language courses. It doesn't have to be a dead language - it depends on the area that you're interested in. Obviously if you're interested in Ancient Greece, study Ancient greek, or Latin - actually, it's always good to have Latin.
Research archaeology graduate programs. UC Berkeley has one Ancient Mesopotamian studies and Archaeology. Go for it! It's a great profession!
2007-01-08 01:47:57 · answer #4 · answered by raininberkeley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do I become an archeolosgist?
Study Engrish!
2007-01-07 21:27:43 · answer #5 · answered by G-Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck getting a PHD in archeology, and history!
2007-01-07 21:29:28 · answer #6 · answered by ►黄人◄ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋