23rd January 2007, 06:11 PM
Sounds on the face of it like a pretty arrogant response from the person you spoke to, but not one that implies a lack of care for, or curiosity about, the archaeology.
Personally, I've been knocking around the profession for some time (getting on for 27 years since my first dig), and I do have a degree in archaeology - but I still love to discuss the archaeology and its interpretation with whoever wants to talk about it. I find that applies to most people I come across, of whatever generation.
I think archaeology is as much a vocation as it ever was (after all, think of the number of more lucrative career options that people could have chosen instead). However, even dedicated people with a vocation still have careers, ambitions and mortgages. That has always been the case - nothing's new in the world.
1man1desk
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Personally, I've been knocking around the profession for some time (getting on for 27 years since my first dig), and I do have a degree in archaeology - but I still love to discuss the archaeology and its interpretation with whoever wants to talk about it. I find that applies to most people I come across, of whatever generation.
I think archaeology is as much a vocation as it ever was (after all, think of the number of more lucrative career options that people could have chosen instead). However, even dedicated people with a vocation still have careers, ambitions and mortgages. That has always been the case - nothing's new in the world.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished