Archaeology Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2022
Seniors secure jobs and are accepted to graduate schools.
Archaeology
Dickinson offers one of the only archaeology majors in the country. The fundamentals of archaeological practice are learned through introductory courses in archaeology and world prehistory, biological anthropology and earth sciences. We offer specialized courses in methods, theory and advanced topics in which students gain first-hand experience conducting research and interpretation.
The curriculum and student-faculty research are supported by three state-of-the art laboratories: the Keck Archaeology Laboratory, the Keck Anthropological Laboratory and the Dickinson Environmental Archaeology Lab (DEAL).
Two areas of specialization allow students to pursue electives in Mediterranean archaeology and art (Area A) or anthropological and environmental archaeology with a focus on North and South American archaeology (Area B). Students gain valuable field experience by participating in summer excavations, laboratory analyses and museum internships.
Majors participate in the projects of in our labs and at archaeological field projects in the Mediterranean, South America, and Pennsylvania. Students also enjoy guest lectures each semester and field trips to museums in Philadelphia, New York and Washington, D.C.
The Department of Anthropology & Archaeology at Dickinson College issues this statement in support of protests demanding anti-racist reforms to end police violence.
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“Since I graduated from Dickinson in 2011, I've worked on academic excavations in the summer and as a freelance cultural resource manager contractor for the rest of the year. I took a brief hiatus from the latter to attend grad school at University College London's campus in Qatar to study preservation of archaeology in areas of conflict. My current job is as an international archaeology consultant to the Afghan government's Ministry of Information and Cultural and the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum”
- Erik DeMarche ’11
Seniors secure jobs and are accepted to graduate schools.
Graduating archaeology majors will serve in the Army National Guard and launch careers in archaeology.
Glenn Stone, an anthropologist and expert on the politics and ecology of food and agriculture will deliver a virtual talk aimed at unraveling myths.
Archaeology and religion double major Abbie Cottle ’20 discusses the joys of the Keck Archaeology Lab, the overseas trip that inspired her majors, her experiences curating a Trout exhibition and more.
Calvin Bader '20 works with hundreds of artifacts a day as a research assistant/intern at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Graduating seniors secure jobs in education and politics and are accepted to graduate programs at University of the Peloponnese and NYU.