What does a career in archaeology entail?

What does a career in archaeology entail?

• It is a discipline of science which studies various other fields like history, geography, chemistry and art. It constitutes a major portion of Anthropology.

• The events of the past can be brought into the present through these studies. The findings of these studies are considered important for major issues like environment conservation, town planning, etc.

• The studies are based on various techniques and laboratory methods.

• A person who is involved in these studies is known as an Archaelogist. Some of the main activities of an archaeologist involve,
- preliminary fieldwork,
- excavation of sites and
- periodical classification of these studies
- Interpretation of materials so excavated.
- probe into the past and define earlier civilizations

• The findings of these studies come in handy in the present as well as the future.

• The use of DNA analysis has evolved archaeology completely.