[afraidfortherepublic]

When I was a kid I thought it'd be cool to be an archaeologist.

Me too. Then I turned 16 and found out that you actually had to get dirty looking for stuff, and the profession lost its appeal. You know, I had imagined myself finding Egyptian relics while wearing white Capri pants and thong sandals! Furthermore, logic set in and I decided that all the "good" stuff had already been discovered. Little did I imagine about what wonderful tools we would invent in order to delve further and further into past civilizations.

[highlander_UW]

Me too. Then I turned 16 and found out that you actually had to get dirty looking for stuff, and the profession lost its appeal. You know, I had imagined myself finding Egyptian relics while wearing white Capri pants and thong sandals! Furthermore, logic set in and I decided that all the "good" stuff had already been discovered. Little did I imagine about what wonderful tools we would invent in order to delve further and further into past civilizations.

One of the points that I woke up on it was back when the Leakey's were discovering "Lucy" and the area was desolate and they were digging endlessly in the sun. Now digging in the shade, examining artifacts, traveling around...those were appealing...sitting in the relentless African sun digging in the dirt...not so much.

[marsh2]

I started out in archaeology in college. I even helped illustrate a thesis drawing obsidian points. Then I got mono and then I married a marine biologist and sacrificed my love of archaeology because, at the time, the two were not felt to be compatible career wise.

I retire in 5 years. Maybe I will take it up as a volunteer.