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DOCUMENT Citation Only Laylah Roberts.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Breaking Free from the (Institutional) Matrix: Archaeological Career Pathways In and Between Academia, CRM, Non-Profit, and Museum Spheres", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Archaeology has always lent itself to be a diverse field of study, and many archaeologists have earned their degrees and flourished in alternative careers. As an archaeologist in a federal curation/museum position, I have been placed in a...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Timothy A Parsons.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Breaking Free from the (Institutional) Matrix: Archaeological Career Pathways In and Between Academia, CRM, Non-Profit, and Museum Spheres", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. While university programs struggle to prepare early career archaeologists for opportunities beyond the academy and while we are often trained as specialists within our field, many of us find success beyond our silos by accepting unexpected...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Suanna Crowley.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Breaking Free from the (Institutional) Matrix: Archaeological Career Pathways In and Between Academia, CRM, Non-Profit, and Museum Spheres", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Mentoring relationships act as engines of opportunity for launching or sustaining careers, but are relatively rare in archaeology circles. Mentors serve as resource libraries, professional confidants, and entry points into broader...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Leslie B. Kirchler-Owen.

This is a paper/report submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Eyes up, folks! Archaeology is not just about what is on or in the ground, but instead is and can be so much more. When thinking of a career in archaeology – what happens if you are not an academic researcher, or if you cannot land a coveted full-time position at a cultural resources management firm? The purpose of this paper is to discuss those other “connected” options and to...