Opportunities available in Archaeology

Archaeology is the sciences which studies the human history or deals with human cultures by recovery, analysis, and documentation of material remains. It also includes the study of environmental data such as artifacts, architecture, landscapes, features, and biofacts.

Archaeology have the following branches

• Epigraphy
• Museology
• Aarchives
• Numismatics. 

Archaeology deals many specializations like Ethno archaeology, Archaeometry, Geoarchaeology, Isotope analysis, Bioarchaeology, Historical Archaeology, Experimental Archaeology, Computational Archaeology etc. The interested students can pursue graduate, diploma, PG diploma, post graduate, and doctoral courses in Archaeology. The minimum qualification required for a bachelor degree in Archaeology is 12th or equivalent

An Archaeologist can find employment opportunities in museums, archives, as well as in various research institutes. One can avail the job opportunities in the following organisation:

• Institute of Archaeology,
• National Museum Institute
• Delhi Institute of Heritage Research and Management
• Tourism Industry, Cultural Centres
• Underwater Archaeology wing
• Archaeological Survey of India
• Historic Division of Ministry of External Affairs.

Various job profiles of Archaeologists in these areas include:

• Aerial Archaeologist
• Computational Archaeologist
• Experimental Archaeologist
• Ethno Archaeologist
• Forensic Archaeologist
• Historical Archaeologist
• Maritime Archaeologist
• Zoo Archaeologist.