29th March 2014, 06:49 PM
archaeologyexile Wrote:Tool, im with you but also that having a degree potentially makes a better digger, although writing up certainly does! I love digging but writing up is where the fun really starts!
I'm actually more than a little concerned how little an archaeology degree does prepare people for commercial fieldwork. I'm not sure that academia has caught up with the harsh reality that if you want to dig, you'll most likely have to take the construction industry shilling. But that's also one of my complaints about the IfA... But I would grant you that studying at that level will certainly help you to be able to write clearly, concisely, logically without going off into flights of fancy. Although I have read reports from Masters graduates that, to be blunt, leave a lot to be desired. But any degree that requires the sorting, organising and writing up of information should serve the purpose.
I reserve the right to change my mind. It's called learning.