Charlotte Frearson, Jennifer French, and Andrew Gardner discuss why any prospective undergraduate should give the discipline serious consideration.…
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Environmental archaeology is the study of the long-term relationship between humans and their environments. It has emerged as a formal sub-discipline within…
A relative newcomer to the world of archaeology, forensic techniques have been responsible for startling revelations — such as that Napoleon Bonaparte…
Scientific investigative techniques are constantly changing, improving and significantly enhancing our archaeological knowledge. Archaeological science, also known as Archaeometry, comprises many furthe…
Richard Lee, Education Project Officer, Council for British Archaeology guides us through the world of continuing education and lifelong learning. Taking a…
Disillusioned by popular representations, Bradley L. Garrett finds himself with an M.A. in archaeology — but is not entirely sure what to…
An estimate of how much archaeologists earn was provided in 1999 in a survey of archaeological jobs in the UK entitled Profiling…
[Originally published 2007. Updated May 2023]. Jobs in archaeology competitive. However, do not despair: there are other ways of becoming an archaeologist…
Should you make a career in archaeology? The Current Archaeology Career guide has traditionally been gloomy: click here for our original –…