At DIG you can become an archaeologist. Which type of archaeologist would you prefer to be? 

	A Landscape Archaeologist searches for traces of ancient sites in the landscape.
	An Archaeological Surveyor plans and records earthworks, buildings, and excavated sites.
	An Excavator uncovers and records evidence of the past in excavations.
	A Conservator ensures that the artefacts are preserved for the future.
	A Finds Specialist dates, analyses, identifies and interprets archaeological artefacts.
	An Archaeological Illustrator prepares drawings of objects and plans for publication, and designs and typesets books.
	An Environmental scientist provides information about diet, health and living conditions.
	A Human Bones Expert identifies and interprets human skeletal remains.
	A Finds Curator organises the long term storage and after-care of objects.

 

 

Do archaeologists just go round digging holes into the ground?

No. Although excavation is an important way for archaeologists to gain information, there are other ways that archaeologists can find out about the past. Field walking is a careful search of the land to find objects brought to the surface through farming, an surveying i sused to locate earthworks. By using aerial photography, archaeologists can find sites that are only visible from the air, since crops will form different patterns if they grow over buried features. Archaeologists can locate features underground by measuring electrical resistivity or the magnetic field.