An Archaeologist is someone who studies civilisations from the past and recovers ancient objects such as, ruins, tombs, everyday objects and bone fragments. I love exploring and stumbling upon interesting devices or equipment so I think that being an archaeologist would be very similar and just as fun.
Archaeologists discover the past which can change the future and help mankind in some way. If we had never discovered the Aztecs we would have more basic strategies of filtering water. Many ancient tribes have helped us survive winters, storms and other natural disasters.
I think that I would play a good role as an archaeologist due to my enthusiasm in discovery and my knowledge in ancient civilisations such as the Mayans and the Aztecs. Archaeologists have discovered ancient songs, ancient tools and even ancient languages such as Avestan an old Persian language.
Archaeologists have dig sites all around the world where they make new discoveries all the time which is gaining knowledge for the human race with helps us with ideas for things we do in every day life. Without the discoveries of the past we would probably cook food on fires, live in huts and strangely enough go to the bathroom without toilets. Archaeologists take a large role in the world providing us with ideas to evolve.
Thousands of discoveries are made each year but not all of them mean much. If we found out Romans liked grapes we couldn't use that information to make a change. Some places archaeologists explore are set with booby traps so no one would discover what lies behind them. Before the Egyptians died out they set lots of booby traps around the pyramids so no one would discover the secrets that lay beneath. Some civilisations such as the Romans turned against there leader murdering him leading to the fall of Rome. Most civilisations stayed on longer thanks to the fact that they worked together and managed to get along.
Although I would like to stick to being an archaeologist being a geographer has crossed my mind. I have always been interested in maps and would like to make one. The fact you would end up in a study all day has crossed my mind and it put me off quite a bit. A historian would definitely not fit me. I am not a keen reader and would not enjoy doing what they do. Archaeologists really get stuck in. They go to deserts and and volcano's and unravel secrets of the world.
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