Indiana Jones: Myth, Reality And 21st Century Archaeology

The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 drastically changed archaeology by creating new and novel ways of building a career. Where once the blueprint of success was rooted in academia, now archaeologists are employed in a variety of jobs in applied anthropology and cultural resource management. Instructive for students and professionals alike, Dr. Joe Schuldenrein and frequent contributor Dr. Stanton Green discuss changes in career paths, job opportunities, funding and educational training in archaeology over the past 50 years. Perhaps most importantly, Drs. Schuldenrein and Green assess the efficacy of current teaching methods in graduate programs, asking if academia is providing sufficient training for today’s archaeologists.