Career as Archaeology
Archaeology is a multi-disciplinary science integrating knowledge of geology, anthropology etc. Archaeologists study old monuments, inscriptions, excavation sites, etc, delving into significant phases of human activity to study its influences on life. Archivists study documents for finding historical evidence.
Job Profile
- Study architectural relics, old monuments, inscriptions, excavation sites.
- They identify the time of an event, study lifestyle and relevant details to piece together information which later becomes historical evidence.
- They establish the relevance of such evidence, reconstruct the events of a particular period.
- Specialists work as numismatists and epigraphists. The former study old coins while the latter study inscriptions.
Skills required
- Deep interest in historical past
- Art appreciation
- Accuracy
- Ability to take physical stress to work in outdoor and uncomfortable conditions
- Keenness to enjoy knowledge for its own sake
- Logical thinking
- Creativity
- Keen observation
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- Teacher
- Field Technician
- Project Archaeologist
- Academic Archaeologist
Earnings
£15,000-£20,000 per annum
Recruiting Companies
- Wellington Company
- SIA
How do I get there?
Option 1:
- Bachelors In Archeology
- Masters In Archeology
Pathway Courses
Where to study?
- Andrews University
- Aston University
- Auckland University of Technology
- Bard College
- Clemson University
- Colorado School of Mines
- Corvinus University of Budapest
- De Montfort University
- Edge Hill University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Florida International University
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Gonzaga University
- Grand Valley State University
- Grenoble Institute of Technology
- Holland International Study Centre
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- James Cook University
- Kingston University
- Klaipeda State College
- Lancaster University
- Liverpool John Moores University
- London Metropolitan University
- Manchester University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Miami University
- National College of Ireland
- Principia College
- Purdue University
- Rider University
- Riga International School of Business and Administration
- Robert Gordon University (ICRGU)
- Royal Holloway
- Ryerson University
- Southern Utah University
- Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
- Swansea University
- The University of British Columbia
- The University of Sheffield
- The University of Sydney
- The University of Texas
- The University of Western Australia
- Tilburg University
- University of Birmingham
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Canterbury
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Delaware
- University of Derby
- University of East Anglia
- University of Essex
- University of Fraser Valley
- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Huddersfield
- University of Iowa
- University of Kentucky
- University of Leeds
- University of Lincoln
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
- University of North Carolina
- University of Otago
- UNIVERSITY OF PECS
- University of PISA
- University of Porto
- University of Silesia
- University of South Wales
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Surrey
- University of Warwick
- University of Westminster
- Vanderbilt University
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam