Anthropology/Archeology

[Montehall]

I love that stuff.
Ancient cultures, pre-history...

Indiana State offers a degree in Archeology as part of thier Anthropology Program.
I enjoy learning that stuff, but what is there for careers? Community College teacher? Museum guide?
I'm already 31 with a wife and kid, so I can't see a whole lot of field expeditions (as cool as that would be)

[ApexOversteer]

Archeologists do it in the dirt.

[thkauffman]

I love that stuff as well. One of my favorite book genres is archeological/anthropoligical fiction. I don't think I could make a career out if it, though.

[Blademaker]

I love that stuff as well. One of my favorite book genres is archeological/anthropoligical fiction. I don't think I could make a career out if it, though.

:iagree: Reading Clive Cussler, "Atlantis Found" right now.

[Cybercowboy]

Let's see.

My sister's first husband was a communist who had a degree in Anthropology from the University of Colorado. He was a scout master for awhile until they kicked him out for drug use, then he was unemployed for a few years, then did odd jobs now and then. My sister divorced him after 10 years of this.

That's the only person I know who had a degree in Anthropology. Also, talking to him, I found that in general I knew more about fossils, human evolution, and various scientific terms related to that field. Things that I learned in 4th grade through 12th grade. He'd get pissed and remind me that Anthropology wasn't really concerned with that "hard science" stuff. It was more like historical sociology. It would be like a mechanical engineer insisting that all that math and junk didn't matter, he knew how to design a bearing.

And that is all I have to say about Anthropology degrees. :D

[Exotix]

Let's see.

My sister's first husband was a communist who had a degree in Anthropology from the University of Colorado. He was a scout master for awhile until they kicked him out for drug use, then he was unemployed for a few years, then did odd jobs now and then. My sister divorced him after 10 years of this.

That's the only person I know who had a degree in Anthropology. Also, talking to him, I found that in general I knew more about fossils, human evolution, and various scientific terms related to that field. Things that I learned in 4th grade through 12th grade. He'd get pissed and remind me that Anthropology wasn't really concerned with that "hard science" stuff. It was more like historical sociology. It would be like a mechanical engineer insisting that all that math and junk didn't matter, he knew how to design a bearing.

And that is all I have to say about Anthropology degrees. :D

How'bout carbon-dating ... is that communist ?

[Cybercowboy]

How'bout carbon-dating ... is that communist ?

:skep:

He was an actual communist. As in Member of the Communist Party of the USA. Serial.

And yes, carbon-dating is communist and so is the stoopid idea the Earth is more than 6,000 years old and things don't evolve and the Sun orbits the Earth and all the other things non-communists believe in liberal land.

[Exotix]

:skep:

He was an actual communist. As in Member of the Communist Party of the USA. Serial.

And yes, carbon-dating is communist and so is the stoopid idea the Earth is more than 6,000 years old and things don't evolve and the Sun orbits the Earth and all the other things non-communists believe in liberal land.

I see ... I was just wondering if you were aware that all the sciences of all mankind that went to the engineering of carbon-dating and was able to prove that Australopithecus was 3,000,000 +/- 50,000 years old ... pretty much blowing chunks on right-wing christian fanatic *creationism* ...

[Cybercowboy]

I see ... I was just wondering if you were aware that all the sciences of all mankind that went to the engineering of carbon-dating and was able to prove that Australopithecus was 3,000,000 +/- 50,000 years old ... pretty much blowing chunks on right-wing christian fanatic *creationism* ...

You really should seek help. Just a little help to help you and your incessent need to inject stereotypical assumptions at every opportunity.

You assume that because I point out that my ex BIL was a communist that I'm some sort of flat-earther creationist nimrod. You're really something, know that?

[Exotix]

You really should seek help. Just a little help to help you and your incessent need to inject stereotypical assumptions at every opportunity.

You assume that because I point out that my ex BIL was a communist that I'm some sort of flat-earther creationist nimrod. You're really something, know that?

Yes ?
I often wonder if (christian) conservatives go through life hoping they don't do anything Lib (communist) ...

:lolsmile:

[Cybercowboy]

Yes ?
I often wonder if (christian) conservatives go through life hoping they don't do anything Lib (communist) ...

:lolsmile:

Again with the stereotyping. You really think I'm a (christian) conservative? Really? True, I think Obama sucks donkey wang. Unbelievably, this isn't exactly a fringe opinion limited to religious republicans currently. My BIL no more made me despise communists than he did make me wonder if Anthropology was a major chosen by complete idiots. I hated communists before hating communists was cool.

[Uncle Pervey]

Not much real work allowed by archaeologists in the US or Canuckistan now days. Pisses off the Native Americans when you dig up their ggggggggggggggggggggrandfather. I participated as a helper on a dig at the site of a Archaic era Native American Camp about 10 years ago. The real archaeologists found all sort of interesting bones of people from 7500 years ago all the way up until 600 years ago.
The only tribe still in Texas, Alabama-Cashatta raised un-holy hell about it, and forced the reburial of the bones and most of the artifacts. The really stupid part of this was that the oldest bones in no way resembled modern native Americans. It was easy to tell the modern (600 year old bones) from the ancient bones. The ancient bones were much larger, one idividual was estimated to be nearly 7 foot tall and the shape of the skulls showed no "Asiatic" characteristics. Also the teeth showed no sinodonty found in modern Native Americans.
All I can tell you about the work is that it is hot and dirty, I sifted through many cubic feet of dirt collecting things as small as snail shells, mouse bones and lizard bones. I discovered that no matter how much I enjoy reading, looking at and thinking about the "ancient times" digging it out of the ground is hard, dirty work that I can pass on for the future. :yesnod:

[Rapid Roger]

I love that stuff as well. One of my favorite book genres is archeological/anthropoligical fiction. I don't think I could make a career out if it, though.

You,of course read "The Clan of the Cave Bear" series by Jean Auel.......You did,didn't you.....?:)