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This quiz will help you determine what subfield of archaeology you would be most interested in based on your personality and interests! Created for the Portland State University's Public Archaeology (Anth 460) class, Spring 2021 and the Archaeology Roadshow 2021. https://archaeologyroadshow.org/

What Kind Of Archaeologist Are You?

What are you most likely to research in your free time?

Where would you rather go on a free afternoon?

What is your favorite school subject?

What genre of book would you most likely read?

How would your friends describe you?

Where would you rather visit?

What is your favorite food?

What is your favorite color?

What movie would  you be most likely to watch?

What is your favorite hobby?

So you’re more into modern day humans? Cultural Anthropology may be right for you! Here is a link to a video that explains it more! Link: https://youtu.be/oGCHafsima8

Cultural Anthropology

So you love animals! Zooarchaeology may be right for you! Here is a link to a video that explains it more! Link: https://youtu.be/FhhGwp9sPNM

Zooarchaeology

So you love plants! Paleoethnobotany may be right for you! Here is a link to a video that explains it more! Link: https://youtu.be/0Oe68nBcyK0

Paleoethnobotany

So you want to know more about how ancient humans lived! Experimental Archaeology may be right for you! Here is a link to a video that explains it more! Link: https://youtu.be/sYAsOuJHInY

Hands ignite golden sparks using a flint in the dark

Experimental Archaeology

So you love the stars AND Archaeology? Lucky for you there’s a perfect subfield of Archaeology for that! Grab your telescope and trowel, because it’s time to discover how cultures around the world have made stories out of the night sky. Here is a link to a video that explains it more! Link: https://youtu.be/lCf6joUiC4E

Archaeoastronomy

So you want to learn more about humanity’s origin and species that came before us? Paleoanthropology is the perfect subject to look beyond modern struggles and explore our biological past. Here is a link to a video that explains it more! 
Link: https://youtu.be/kpsTNBYg864

Paleoanthropology

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What Kind Of Archaeologist Are You?

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