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Posted by pixiequeen101 (U2530692) on Thursday, 2nd February 2006
Hi,I'm PixieQueen101
I'm Eve and only 11 and I usauly use the CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ message boards,but i just want to say that I've wanted to be anarcheologist since I was 8 years old. And I'm going to go to Egypt when I'm older. I'm especialy interested in Tutankhamun.
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pixiequeen101
Hi Pixie
Tell us why you want to become an archaeologist?
Pixie
I have been to Egypt four times have visited the tomb of Tutanhkamun and seen his treasures in Cairo, Egypt is a wondeful place with friendly people.
I could possibly email you some photographs if you wish. I have an email that I use for spam etc so you can email me on that if you like. I understadn if you would like your parents to email me first etc..
The email is jennynelson1805@yahoo.co.uk
Jen
Hi Eve
I was about your age when I first got interested in the greek myths - Jason and the Argonauts, I think. I'm now a lot older but my whole life has been so enriched by what i have learned about the past. I hope you gain as much pleasure from history as I have. I don't know where you live but get to as many museums as you can. There's nothing quite like seeing objects in the flesh and most museums have some Eggyptian treasures in them.
Good luck for the future.
Peter
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Posted by shufflin' peasant (U1778121) on Friday, 3rd February 2006
PQ
A good way to start getting some experience of archaeology in Britain is through the Council For British Archaeology young archaeologist club:
www.britarch.ac.uk/yac
Most archaeological sites won't let you dig until you are sixteen, but the Young Archaeologist Clubs set up special days on digs, field walking trips, etc where you can get a chance to try it out.
Good luck, Shuff
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Posted by andyd:now spends half his time in tescos and i may know where oak is occasionaly (U2384509) on Tuesday, 14th February 2006
little way off eve but see if colleges near you run archaeology at a level. As am studying it as level (first year) at the moment and i do recommend if you get the chance do it.
I'm delighted that people want to take up archaeology, and I wish you every success. As someone who trained to be an archaeologist, please remember that you should do it for the love of the subject,and not for the money, since there really isn't any!
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Posted by luna_dragon (U2841126) on Wednesday, 15th February 2006
Hi Eve! Im 14 and want to be an archeologist when I grow up too. I read magazines such as British Archeology and have sent off for membership for the young archeologists club aswell. Good luck for the future!
potter_babe
erm... I wanna be an architect but thats irrelivent. Im 15.
what dou you make of the new finds in eygpt then girls? i was there last year.
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Posted by luna_dragon (U2841126) on Thursday, 16th February 2006
Im thinking about doing Archeology at A level. What is it like?
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Posted by luna_dragon (U2841126) on Thursday, 16th February 2006
Lt_Henson,
I think its a fantastic find since the discovary of Tutukarmen (sorry if I`ve spelt it wrong)by Howard Carter. Do you do History GSCE?
You`ve been to Eygpt! Wow! What is it like?
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Posted by andyd:now spends half his time in tescos and i may know where oak is occasionaly (U2384509) on Thursday, 16th February 2006
a level archaeology is good as it gives you all the basics for universtiy. i cant go excavating though due to insurance cost. am only in as year at york college and do highly recommend it. good books to get on archaeolohy are: archaeology:an introduction, the archaeology coursebook(goes from gcse to undergrad)
Yeah I do GCSE History. very concentrated on WW1 the league of nations, the rise of hitler till 1939 and the beggining of the cold war.
Eygpt is amazing. you can go all over, visit all of the sites, but some are shut to people going actually inside due to erosion etc. Only problem is since the bombings security buisnesses have made checkpoints every, really, half mile and have Aks and rifles... good for that as well.
But the history is amazing.
Mexico is great as well, the Incas and the pryramid of chichinitza, whitch I climbed in the Las tyear it was open to the public.
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Posted by TimeladyShayde (U2426536) on Thursday, 2nd March 2006
From what I've heard from people I did my archaeology degree with, the A-level is good fun but you end up repeating a lot of it during your first year at uni. Personally I didn't have A-level archaeology where I went to school and I had no problem with the degree. Most archaeology degree courses don't give a toss what a-level subjects you did as long as your final grades give you enough points. Just don't listen to idiot career advice people that tell you you need a science a-level to do an archaeology degree. At the end of the day it's entirely up to you, and if you've got the chance to do a-level archaeology then go for it, my sources tell me that it's way more interesting than a-level history. Having said that it's been 8 years since I finished my history a-level so it could be completely different now. Hope that helps.
Cheers. specially on the careers advise bit. everyone I know tells me summits different and I wasn't sure to ignore then, listen to them or tell them to live their own damn lives.
Cheers
LT
If any colleges near you do provide an AS or A level course then go for it! I took AS archaeology a few years ago and it gave me a great grounding for 1st year at degree which comes in extremely handy when you tend to spend most or your fresher year getting very drunk and killing off vital brain cells!!!
But i'd definiately reccomend an archaeology degree!!! Definately the best degree in town, pots, rocks and bones you'll never have this much fun with a history degree
EXETER - do it!
lol... I take pots means the vaser like things...
we know what happens at uni these days...
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Posted by andyd:now spends half his time in tescos and i may know where oak is occasionaly (U2384509) on Tuesday, 14th March 2006
pots=ceramics sherds then
History at comprehensive school never inspired me to do my degree, it was outside interest. I was part of the YAC and the Time Team club when I was younger. If you can go with a parent, some digs will let you go on them, you just have to check!
Archaeology is a lot of fun but its not all about digging and finding amazing treasures!! Ive just completed a module on heritage and things like PPG 16, my head is still spinning!
you are but a child. you must learn some manners young one hiiiyyyyaaaaaa
Lol. I shall. Time can fix many things.
I did A Level archaeology too - I agree, it gave me a great foundation for university 1st year, and while I did have to work, the fact that I already knew about a lot of it saved heaps of reading time and meant I could concentrate on my other subject until I was fully settled into the uni routine.
Good, broad-ranging course.
I am absolutely horrified that a child of this age wants to be an archeologist. It's just disgraceful. She should want to be a PPPP (puerile pouting pop princess)! THAT'S the proper aspiration for a girl her age! Do your parents or teachers know about your appalling ambition????
Seriously....
How great you know what you want to do, and have such enthusiasm for a subject that only go on getting bigger and bigger with every year! That's what makes history such a great subject, there's always more of it, every day.
Good luck!
Eliza
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