[ SECRET POST #2888 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2888 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I remember lots of kids saying they wanted to grow up to be paleontologists after Jurassic Park came out! It was actually what steered me away from paleontology - partly for the shallow reason that I no longer felt like a special snowflake (when everyone else in my class wanted to be veterinarians, I wanted to be a paleontologist!) and partly for the more practical reason that I wondered how easy it would be to get a job if the field became more popular. Fortunately, I was only 14 and hadn't committed to anything yet, and archaeology turned out to be a really fun alternative (and it actually has a private sector, which I don't think paleontology does all that much).

I don't know if the end result was more people actually trying to become paleontologists, but it sure inspired a lot of kids to dream about it.

[(Anonymous)]

What's the private sector side of archaeology, out of curiosity?

[herongale]

Probably finding and selling things to rich collectors, I'm guessing. And/or engaging in private excavations on privately owned land where the findings will all belong to the person who contracts them for the work.

[(Anonymous)]

Probably finding and selling things to rich collectors, I'm guessing.

I can't tell if you're joking or not, but that isn't archaeology and is actually pretty offensive.

[(Anonymous)]

In the US, it's performing legally-mandated survey, assessment, and mitigation (read: excavation when a site can't be avoided) in preparation for construction projects and other work. Any project involving federal lands, federal funding, or federal permits (which covers A LOT - think every highway project ever) is required to do this. Individual states have laws that may require archaeological involvement in an even wider range of projects. It's the same as an environmental impact assessment, only you're looking at cultural resources instead of natural ones. Much of this is done by private firms, although state agencies, public universities, museums and the like do a lot of it, too.