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16.3: Activity 2 - Careers in Archaeology- Options and Opportunities

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    Brian Stokes, Allan Hancock College

    This activity offers you an opportunity to explore the professional field of archaeology. Fully follow the instructions and answer the questions. Your responses must be typed, and you need to cite and reference your source material when appropriate. Following are the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) styles for bibliographic references and in-text citations, but use the citation and bibliography formats your professor prefers!

    Visit the websites of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) at https://www.saa.org and the Society for California Archaeology (SCA) at https://scahome.org. After reviewing these websites:

    1. Compare and contrast the Mission Statements of the organizations. Describe and discuss at least one way in which they are similar and one in which they are different. Use specific evidence to support your response.
    2. In your own words, describe and discuss at least three types of jobs available to archaeologists at universities, colleges, museums, and private cultural resource firms. Include information regarding the minimum education, experience, and skills required; responsibilities and duties; locations; and salaries of those positions.
    3. Research some schools that train archaeological field skills online and describe and discuss the one that appeals most to you. In your discussion, be sure to include information regarding when and where the training is conducted, any specializations taught, and the cost of the field school. Finally, explain why you chose this field school and what you would want to learn from attending.

    APA bibliographical references for SAA and SCA websites:

    Society for American Archaeology. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.saa.org/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx.

    Cited in text as (SAA, n.d.).

    Society for California Archaeology. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.scahome.org/index.html.

    Cited in text as (SCA, n.d.).

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