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Since 2011, professional and amateur archaeologists in Cardiff have been unearthing prehistoric artefacts. But last summer, they began to discover something even more extraordinary.
An archaeological dig is the holiday experience of a lifetime. And as you learn more skills, the rewards grow.
Archaeologists used to dig primarily at sites that were easy to find thanks to obvious visual clues. But technology – and listening to local people – plays a much bigger role now.
Armed conflict in Syria has been a disaster for the area’s cultural heritage. A displaced archaeologist describes what’s being lost.
At Ebbsfleet, in northeast Kent, archaeologists have finally uncovered the site where Julius Caesar’s fleet landed in 54BC.
Cultural resource management archaeologists don’t choose where they dig. Instead they identify, evaluate and preserve cultural heritage sites in locations slated for development.
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Associate Professor and Director, Ancient Israel Program, Australian Catholic University
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Research Associate, University of Leicester
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Director Emerita, Public Archaeology Facility and Senior Research Associate, Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Senior lecturer, Cardiff University
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Research Associate, Discipline of Archaeology, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Michigan State University
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Professor of Anthropology, Michigan State University