Is archaeology a good career?

Many archaeologists, however, are in jobs that do not require much travel. This is true for some jobs in federal and state government, museums, parks and historic sites—jobs that involve managing collections or public programs or education. Other archaeologists travel but within a confined geographic area. read more

Become an engineer, a doctor or a lawyer, work four days a week at this well-paid and fulfilling job, and devote the fifth day to amateur archaeology. Because archaeology makes a really bad main career. read more

An archaeologist not working as an archaeologist is not a failed archaeologist but an archaeologist with brains and not the luck to be in the right place at the right time. There are , certainly in Belgium, enough careers that can be started with a degree in archaeology. read more