Uses geology—soils, sediments, landscapes—to find and understand archaeological sites.
Reads soil layers in a trench wall to tell how a river buried a village 3,000 years ago, and takes samples for dating.
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Doctorate (PhD), about 8 years after high school. Master's or PhD in archaeology or geology.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Anthropology, Geology.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. Reading soil layers in trench walls and sampling sediments is field interpretation that stays human.
Classes: Earth science, AP Chemistry, AP World History.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3091.
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