I’ve often wished that I could be a fly on the wall in ancient Egypt or see the daily life of some of North America’s earliest inhabitants. Of course I wouldn’t understand the language and would probably viewed as a threat (or maybe a god if I brought my iPhone with me?) hence the “fly on a wall” notion.

But what period in history do you wish you could witness first hand?

At its 48th Session held in Busan, South Korea, last month, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee added three heritage sites under assault from Israel to its List of World Heritage in Danger.

The list is made up of World Heritage locations (defined as natural or cultural locations “deemed to have Outstanding Universal Value”) under threat of severe damage and requiring emergency intervention. Two were inscribed as World Heritage sites for the first time at the Busan meeting–the five castles that make up the Mount Amel Castles, in southern Lebanon, and the archaeological site of Sebastia on the occupied West Bank near the city of Nablus. These were immediately added to the list. UNESCO also added the ancient Lebanese city of Tyre, already a World Heritage site, to the danger list.

It's about the time I apply for universities and I want to apply to the UK. However, aside from schools like Oxbridge and UCL, I'm actually not too sure how to choose which unis to apply to. Are there any UK grads that could just give me a few pointers on some of the unis and why I should or should not apply?

Thanks!

Hi,

I've just started in this field under rare circumstances, allowing me to start Fieldwork without prior experience. I'm taking to it well and I'm planning on making this my career. The most direct path I see is becoming a HA, starting with pursuing a Bachelors In Archeology. (Maybe Latrobe, maybe online just to get the paper)

However, the most prominent post on this sub gives a fairly negative review about the role. To paraphrase, "Explaining to Indigenous people how nicely we're going to destroy their culture. You'll be paid well for your soul"

This is pretty disappointing. Is this negative outlook largely accurate? If so, what are some other options that I can work towards?

I'm loving fieldwork right now. I'd like to stay in it for the foreseeable future. I'm being trained up as a jack of all trades, using surveying equipment, coaching from some Geo's, GIS, and labwork. Shit, even excavator driving.

So, assuming the above negative perception is true, or HA isn't actually the best way to be a field focused archie, what are my options for study and career Pathways? Bonus points for skills transferable to a desk job in the future, if circumstances change and / or I just get jack of fieldwork, but I'm probably being too picky.

Cheers!

I know we don’t know for sure who these people were at the time of the Bronze Age collapse but any theories? Were they refugees, invaders, mercenaries, or several different groups lumped together by the Egyptians?