Archeology question?

Question

Do you really have to go to 4 years of field school or can you just volunteer to go on expeditions?

Answer 1

Four years of field school? No, that does not sound right, but a field school, which is usually 4-6 weeks, is a common requirement for going on digs. There are very few places that I know of that will accept volunteers with no previous experience - then they would have to train you. After taking a field school you can probably find other digs to volunteer for. Places to check for fields schools and volunteer digs are listed below.

Answer 2

There's several ways to volunteer and get experience. However they won't replace time in the classroom and course credits

Answer 3

most archaeologists r not in the field but rather in a classrooms teaching.

Answer 4

4 years of SCHOOL to get a BA or BSc majoring in archaeology... fieldschool is usually up to a semester long (2-3 months)...

but its absolutely possible to volunteer to go on expeditions, however its usually costly... its looked at as a vacation, a touristy form of archaeology... will doing that alone make you an archaeologist? no, not one that could get a job...