Getting an Education in Archaeology

Adrian Praetzellis: Death By Theory
There's always one "killer course" in graduate school, no matter where you choose to get your degree. For many, the class which is do-or-die, which is used to weed out the non-serious student, which is a tough, tough, tough course, is Archaeological Theory. Thank god for Adrian Praetzellis who has given beginning archaeological students an entertaining way to pick up the basics.

The Practical Archaeologist - Archaeology
Jane McIntosh's second edition of The Practical Archaeologist, subtitled "How we know what we know about the past," is an excellent example of the arcane art of distilling all of archaeology into an attractive, readable package.

A Guide to Graduate Schools in Archaeology
The About.com Guide to Graduate Schools in Archaeology is made up of pages for each of the academic departments in the world where one can get a graduate degree in archaeology, including departments in archaeology, anthropology, classics, art, and ancient history.

On Being a Scientist
What does being a scientist mean? Archaeological chemist Nikolaas van der Merwe (Professor of Natural History, University of Cape Town) has given some thought to the question; and he recently gave the following seminar to the newly organized graduate student association at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Getting into Graduate School
Links, suggestions, resources, and interviews with current and former graduate students provide you with a fat lot of advice about the trouble and thrills of going for an advanced degree in archaeology.