How do they match: Anthropologists and Archeologists

  • Collect artifacts made of stone, bone, metal, and other materials, placing them in bags and marking them to show where they were found.
  • Collect information and make judgments through observation, interviews, and review of documents.
  • Apply traditional ecological knowledge and assessments of culturally distinctive land and resource management institutions to assist in the resolution of conflicts over habitat protection and resource enhancement.
  • Assess archeological sites for resource management, development, or conservation purposes and recommend methods for site protection.
  • Identify culturally specific beliefs and practices affecting health status and access to services for distinct populations and communities, in collaboration with medical and public health officials.
  • Study archival collections of primary historical sources to help explain the origins and development of cultural patterns.

  • Collect archival data.
  • Collect biological specimens.
  • Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
  • Advise others about environmental management or conservation.