Field Archaeologists work on excavations – they dig, record and monitor evidence for the past. But not all archaeologists dig holes. There are many different areas of archaeology in which people work and roughly 5000 people work as archaeologists in the UK today. Click through the images below to get an idea of the different jobs people have:

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And a nice cup of tea afterwards... Guy giving a guided tour at Prescot Street Chaz down on site in PPE, pointing out features for Guy The visitors Beginning the site tour Guy talking to the site visitors on Tuesday evening Beginning the site tour Site entrance at the Prescot Street site National Archaeology Week at Prescot Street