Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide

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Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide

Getting a Job and Working in Cultural Resource Management

Archaeology

Author: Chris Webster

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 1st July 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 4 Mb

ISBN: 9781315428437


Overview

Chris Webster’s handy, informative guide outlines what it takes to become an archaeological technician, a field worker in cultural resource management (CRM) archaeology. Based on his popular blog feature, Shovelbums Guide, Webster offers young archaeologists useful advice about CRM work, including writing, cooking in hotel rooms, hand-mapping, surviving unemployment, life after archaeology, and more.

Contents and Benefits

It provides tools new CRM archaeologists need to get hired and to live life on the road in a fluctuating job market, as well as details on how to succeed as a field archaeologist. Appendices cover sample job hunting documents and checklists for fieldwork.

Who Should Read This

If you will be pursuing a position in this dynamic, challenging field, this book is a must-read both before you apply for that first job and once you get one.

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