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Job Description
Conduct research to reconstruct record of past human life and culture from human remains, artifacts, architectural features, and structures recovered through excavation, underwater recovery, or other means of discovery.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-3091.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Archeologists”.
Also Known As…
- Archeologists
- Research Archaeologist
- Project Director
- Principal Archaeologist
- Director of Research Center
- Curator
- Associate Director
- Archaeologist
- Research Professor
- Director and Professor
- Director
Tasks for “Egyptologist”
- Collect artifacts made of stone, bone, metal, and other materials, placing them in bags and marking them to show where they were found.
- Clean, restore, and preserve artifacts.
- Compare findings from one site with archeological data from other sites to find similarities or differences.
- Write, present, and publish reports that record site history, methodology, and artifact analysis results, along with recommendations for conserving and interpreting findings.
- Record the exact locations and conditions of artifacts uncovered in diggings or surveys, using drawings and photographs as necessary.
- Research, survey, or assess sites of past societies and cultures in search of answers to specific research questions.
- Consult site reports, existing artifacts, and topographic maps to identify archeological sites.
- Study objects and structures recovered by excavation to identify, date, and authenticate them and to interpret their significance.
- Create a grid of each site and draw and update maps of unit profiles, stratum surfaces, features, and findings.
- Describe artifacts' physical properties or attributes, such as the materials from which artifacts are made and their size, shape, function, and decoration.
- Lead field training sites and train field staff, students, and volunteers in excavation methods.
- Teach archeology at colleges and universities.
- Assess archeological sites for resource management, development, or conservation purposes and recommend methods for site protection.
- Develop and test theories concerning the origin and development of past cultures.
- Create artifact typologies to organize and make sense of past material cultures.
- Present findings from archeological research to peers and the general public.
Related Technology & Tools
- Slide hammers
- Metal detectors
- Metallurgical microscopes
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopes ICP-MS
- Tree ring sampling kits
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Dial calipers
- Underwater digital cameras
- Pneumatic chisels
- Side scan sonars
- Geophysical magnetometers
- Plotters
- Pneumatic airscribes
- Vernier calipers
- Personal computers
- Dental burs
- Drying racks
- Pocket loupes
- Drying ovens
- Digital video cameras
- Bench scales
- Bucket augers
- Dental picks
- Desktop computers
- Slide scanners
- X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
- Polarizing microscopes
- Scuba diving equipment
- Flatbed scanners
- Ultrasonic cleaning machines
- Mesh sifting screens
- Plains trowels
- Glass burets
- Magnetic stirring bars
- Laser line levels
- Directional compasses
- Binoculars
- Precision rulers
- Laptop computers
- Stereo zoom microscopes
- 35 millimeter cameras
- Plumb bobs
- Round point shovels
- Digital levels
- Crack hammers
- X ray diffractometers
- Soil samplers
- Marshalltown trowels
- Hydraulic drilling rigs
- Fume hoods
- Vacuum freeze-drying chambers
- Underwater still cameras
- Theodolites
- Triple beam balances
- Digital calipers
- Tablet computers
- Electrical resistivity instruments
- Platform scales
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Rock picks
- Petrographic microscopes
- Conductance meters
- Glass beakers
- Soil probes
- Electron microprobes
- Lufkin tape measures
- Shaker screens
- Digital cameras
- Conductivity probes
- Laboratory precision balances
- Sandblasters
- Safety goggles
- Inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopes ICP-ES
- Ground penetrating radar GPR
- Laboratory scalpels
- Flat-ended shovels
- Cold chisels
- Water screening devices
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Alidades
- Total stations
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Microsoft Office
- Web browser software
- SPSS
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Golden Software Surfer
- Trimble Pathfinder Office
- Automated National Catalog System ANCS
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Access
- Archeological Sites Management Information System ASMIS
- Microsoft Outlook
- Graphics software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Word
- ESRI ArcView
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel