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Careers questions
Our archaeologists have answered your questions about how to start your career as an archaeologist.Archaeological Science Questions
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Where is the place you found the most things? Logan (10)
Hello Logan, I have dug many different sites that were rich in buildings and/or artefacts so it is quite hard to pick one! One I particularly enjoyed digging […]
How do you dig up stuff without breaking it? Theo (10)
Hello Theo, Digging stuff up without breaking it is one of the archaeologist’s main skills! Admittedly, we don’t always succeed and it can be very difficult not to […]
Why do you need to find out how old things are? Ella (10)
Hello Ella, It’s very important for archaeologists to know how old things are so that we can determine the chronology of a site. The aim of archaeology is […]
Why do you dig for fossils and figure out what ages things are and how? Ella (10)
Hello Ella, Archaeologists don’t actually dig for fossils: fossils are the preserved remains of animals and plants and they are usually very old and not man-made. Archaeologists are […]
How fun is it to do archaeology? Caleb (10)
Hello Caleb, Archaeology has a lot of fun positive points as you get to work outdoors (although then again it depends on the weather! Some very muddy days […]
What’s the weirdest thing you ever found? Jack (11)
Hello Jack, I guess one of the weirdest things I ever found was when I was digging an eighteenth century cemetery in Ireland. One of the skeletons I […]