How I Became a CRM Archaeologist

[@jessnather2700]

Thank you for the video! I'm a freshman undergrad interested in majoring in archaeology. I'm super excited to learn from your channel :)

[@johnnydemann8948]

Hi Kinkella, great vid on CRM jobs. Question though, what do archaeologists do as far as jobs go in the winter? Thanks!

[@KinkellaTeachesArchaeology]

It always gets slow, especially when you are starting out. As you progress, you will get closer with companies that will have winter work, such as lab work or report writing.

[@yippehanako]

I'm at my first CRM job right now! Work's been cancelled two days already though :( And I'm so slow compared to everyone else- I didn't have to dig stp's at my field school because it was in Utah. I'm not too worried about it though, just trying to take everything in

[@KinkellaTeachesArchaeology]

Great! Your experience is very typical. We all feel slow at first - and sometimes there are people who go too fast. Try for “quick but complete.” Hang in there!

[@brettnelson7518]

Lay offs suck. I would guess it happens alot in the archeology world. Each project has certain amount of funds and when funding is up then job is over. Excavations can be expensive and I can't imagine most projects being profitable.

[@KinkellaTeachesArchaeology]

The projects in CRM are funded by the land developer, so the pay is reasonable. Lay offs are part of it, but on the plus side re-hiring is pretty easy in Spring.