《Diary Of An Archaeologist - Wattys 2019 Non-fiction Winner》Sooo, maybe I should explain some things
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Hello, my fellow Archaeology enthusiasts. Over the past couple of days, I've gotten so many amazing feedback on my stories, that I'd, first of all, wanted to say thank you for being so invested in my experiences.
Talking with you guys about my job is so much fun, it really brightens my day to read all your wonderful comments.
❤💞Thanks for all the support.💞❤
I also get a lot of questions, and that is perfectly fine, I'll gladly answer any questions. But I thought I might clear up a few things.
First of all, yes, all these stories are real and yes I've all experienced them myself. They are written from my point of view and my memory, but that doesn't mean they're a 100% fact. I tell things how I remember them, if I were to ask the other archaeologists who were with me, they might remember something a little differently. That's how memory works.
I try to remember as much detail as I can, but sometimes I'll just forget things.
Secondly, I've been getting questions about how it's possible that I'm at so many different projects. Well, archaeology is not a singular profession. It's a discipline with many, many different sub-fields.
Wikipedia explains it very well: "Archaeology is a discipline involving surveying, excavation and eventually analysis of data collected to learn more about the past. In the broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. It draws upon anthropology, history, art history, classics, ethnology, geography, geology, literary history, linguistics, semiology, textual criticism, physics, information sciences, chemistry, statistics, palaeontology, palaeography, paleozoology and palaeobotany."
And not every archaeologist is an expert on all those 19 disciplines. It's just impossible.
We learn the basics of most of them, but after that everyone specialises in their preferred field. Some of us only work in the field; others only in a lab, we have different specialisms.
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My specialism is what's called .' I'm specialised in educating people about archaeology, fostering public appreciation and generally working with the public or organisation who focus on historical education as well; like museums or culture heritage organisations.
Which is why I did my master in Cultural Heritage. To be able to bridge the archaeological field with the rest of our cultural heritage and make things more relevant for the public.
It's a fairly new specialism, which requires a lot more networking skills than you would expect from archaeology. But it's because of Public Archaeology that I come in contact with all these different projects and get to work with all these different specialists.
I'm not a specialist in the Atlantic Wall, nor Medieval structures or Ancient Egyptian culture. But I know a little bit about a lot of things, and together with the broad knowledge of the specialists on the teams, I can translate that knowledge into an interesting/relevant story for the public.
Thirdly, these stories are not told in chronological order. I start with my first excavation and my first internship, but after that, I mix up my experiences to create some diversity in the stories.
I hope this extra information dump has cleared up some confusion. Once again, if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
And don't worry, I'll upload my next story in a few hours.
Thank you for reading!😘
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