I always though I would enjoy studying archeology.
Are you thinking of studying archaeology in the future?
Maybe as a hobby. Unfortunately though, arechaeology as a vocation is about as unlikely to yield gainful employment as most of the social sciences and humanities.
That's a shame. How would you go about studying archaeology for a hobby? Any particular area that interests you?
I think I would start with my local area and see if I can understand the archeological record based on artifacts and architecture.
That sounds very interesting. Would you consider travelling further if you became more interested? Possibly abroad?
of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. It is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for whom there may be no written records to study. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent of literacy in societies across the world. Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human
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The various humanities Humanities that are also social sciences.
- Anthropology   (outline) – study of how humans developed biologically and culturally.
- Archaeology   research into human history by locating and studying artifacts, structural remains, and other surviving evidence
- Area studies – interdisciplinary fields of research and scholarship pertaining to particular geographical, national/federal, or cultural regions. The term exists primarily as a general description for what are