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Career questions

Here our lovely archaeologists have answered some questions about how they became professional archaeologists. Read on to find some hints and tips about how you too could become a professional archaeologist!

Is Archaeology an important job and what is Archaeology exactly? Scott (16)

I’m thinking of studying archaeology at uni and have some questions… Iva (16)

I am a secondary school student interested in studying archaeology at university. Which subjects are required? Felicia (15)

What does a normal day of your job look like? And how often do you work a week? Olivia (14)

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