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Reader Stories: My Job in Archaeology

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Although most people think "Indiana Jones" when they think "archaeologist", nobody working today in archaeology is anything like the cinematic adventurer. The real jobs of archaeology are far more varied and interesting. Are you an archaeologist with a story to tell?

Reader Stories

Survey and Excavation in Nalanda, India

During project work in exploration, where I had gone to explore the archaeological sites in this connection I was passing through a Village. I asked the villagers about archaeological sites they knew…More

I'm an archaeological conservator and I love it!

As an archaeological conservator, most of the artifacts that I get to work with come from a burial environment. This can be on a shipwreck, buried in the ground, or even in a tomb. I specialize in tr…More

Alice, Project Archaeologist

I do archaeological survey for about 10 months of the year. I travel all over the region, conducting archaeological surveys for various projects, mostly federal ones, like for the Department of Trans…More

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