Is archaeology a good career choice for me?

I love history and learning about older civilizations, I've always been interested in ancient Egypt and ancient Rome. however people are telling me that its a bad career choice. Not a lot of pay and that the likelihood of me getting a job is slim. read more

It is an unstable career and once you realise that archaeology is generally not a job you can carry on doing into your middle age and older it becomes increasingly harder to get out. I loved my job to begin with but I became increasingly disheartened and deeply regret my career choice. read more