15th March 2011, 11:46 AM
Like the others have written, do the PhD if you are interested enough to pursue it anyway or you wish to try to move into an academic career path. If all you want is commercial archaeology work then it will not be of any great help.
One thing that has not been mentioned is that the contacts you make while doing your PhD could be as important as the PhD itself. You may be able to barter those into a job. Also, the university should have a careers team who may be able to help you with getting work placement. I know that there are a lot of internships advertised for students and that many of those are museum or archive placements. That could help with getting work in the future. It's not just about the PhD but also about everything else that the university may be able to give you for the hefty wedge of cash you pay them. Also, the skill of scavenging free food at seminars/presentations will stand you in good stead for the future too. Scavenging free food is always a useful skill.
One thing that has not been mentioned is that the contacts you make while doing your PhD could be as important as the PhD itself. You may be able to barter those into a job. Also, the university should have a careers team who may be able to help you with getting work placement. I know that there are a lot of internships advertised for students and that many of those are museum or archive placements. That could help with getting work in the future. It's not just about the PhD but also about everything else that the university may be able to give you for the hefty wedge of cash you pay them. Also, the skill of scavenging free food at seminars/presentations will stand you in good stead for the future too. Scavenging free food is always a useful skill.
'Reality,' sa molesworth 2, 'is so unspeakably sordid it make me shudder.'