Archeologists

Tasks Include:

• Write, present, and publish reports that record site history, methodology, and artifact analysis results, along with recommendations for conserving and interpreting findings.
• Compare findings from one site with archeological data from other sites to find similarities or differences.
• Research, survey, or assess sites of past societies and cultures in search of answers to specific research questions.
• Study objects and structures recovered by excavation to identify, date, and authenticate them and to interpret their significance.
• Develop and test theories concerning the origin and development of past cultures.
• Consult site reports, existing artifacts, and topographic maps to identify archeological sites.
• Create a grid of each site and draw and update maps of unit profiles, stratum surfaces, features, and findings.
• Record the exact locations and conditions of artifacts uncovered in diggings or surveys, using drawings and photographs as necessary.

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