Archaeologists are detectives of the past

A fellow PhD student once said “archaeologists are detectives of the past”.

He was teaching primary school students about archaeology at The University of Queensland Archaeology Teaching and Research Centre and his expression caught the imagination of many of the young minds present.

Since then, it has been the phrase that I am most likely to deploy on interested parties of all ages when trying to explain my chosen career.

Read more at Archaeologists are detectives of the past by S Anna Florin.