24th February 2013, 03:11 PM
I think the crisis for archaeologist comes after the first four or five years. If you stick it in to mid life then you are in for the long haul and only leave kicking and screaming. I bet there are more people whose mid life crises took them into archaeology than there are those who willingly left because of it. I am like Kel, good but boring and ultimately souless job (fantastic pension) all chucked in to be an archaeologist. Why you may ask? Life is far too short to waste it on a relentless rat race for goodies that you cannot take with you when you go.