Remembering when I had to pick between a dig site in Arizona or a lab job in Boston right after graduation

I went with the Arizona field work and, in my experience, spending those 6 months in the desert sun taught me more about soil layers and context than any textbook ever could, but has anyone else made a similar choice and how did it turn out for you?

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briannguyen12d ago

Just digging in the dirt"? That's a wild way to talk about actual field archaeology.

max38812d ago

My cousin took a lab job in Boston right out of school. Five years later, he's a project lead because he learned the latest methods and built a network in the city. I get the field experience, but being in a major hub gave him a clear path forward that just digging in the dirt never did. Sometimes the right choice is the one that sets up your next ten years, not just the next six months.