Description: Assists as a consultant on archaeological projects, conducting research into available written records which may exist for a given archaeological site or project.
Alternate Titles: Archival researcher, historical researcher
Duties: Research census records and other historical documents, may interview people about their knowledge of the past (called oral history)
Locations: Universities and cultural resource firms world-wide.
Job Type: Permanent, if a faculty member in a history department; but generally hired as a specialist for a particular project.
Availability of Employment: Limited; many archaeologists do their own historical research, but histoircal research on a contract basis may be relatively successful.
Education Level Required: Advanced degree in history or historical archaeology; occasionally library science as well.
Experience Tells: Are you a historian with a story to share? Terrific! Email me
