How do they match: Anthropologists and Archeologists

  • Anthropologists and Archeologists

  • Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier civilizations.

  • Apply traditional ecological knowledge and assessments of culturally distinctive land and resource management institutions to assist in the resolution of conflicts over habitat protection and resource enhancement.
  • Assess archeological sites for resource management, development, or conservation purposes and recommend methods for site protection.
  • Collect artifacts made of stone, bone, metal, and other materials, placing them in bags and marking them to show where they were found.
  • Describe artifacts' physical properties or attributes, such as the materials from which artifacts are made and their size, shape, function, and decoration.
  • Study archival collections of primary historical sources to help explain the origins and development of cultural patterns.

  • Advise others about environmental management or conservation.
  • Advise others on matters of public policy.
  • Advise others on educational matters.
  • Mark materials or objects for identification.
  • Package materials or products.