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# Tasks & work activities — archaeologist
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Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 19-3093.00 (Historians).
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## Task statements
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- **[Core]** Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
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- **[Core]** Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
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- **[Core]** Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
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- **[Core]** Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
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- **[Core]** Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
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- **[Core]** Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
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- **[Core]** Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
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- **[Core]** Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
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- **[Core]** Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
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- **[Core]** Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
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- **[Core]** Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
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- **[Core]** Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as via storage media or the Internet.
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- **[Core]** Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
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- **[Core]** Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
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- **[Core]** Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
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- **[Core]** Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
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- **[Supplemental]** Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
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- **[Supplemental]** Translate or request translation of reference materials.
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- **[Supplemental]** Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
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- **[Supplemental]** Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
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- **[Supplemental]** Edit historical society publications.
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## Detailed work activities
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- Collect archival data.
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- Collect data about customer needs.
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- Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
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- Communicate with clients about products, procedures, and policies.
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- Conduct historical research.
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- Coordinate project activities with other personnel or departments.
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- Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials.
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- Edit documents.
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- Edit written materials.
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- Evaluate characteristics of archival or historical objects.
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- Instruct college students in social sciences or humanities disciplines.
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- Manage clerical or administrative activities.
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- Plan social sciences research.
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- Prepare materials for preservation, storage, or display.
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- Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
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- Recommend changes or corrective procedures.
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- Translate information for others.
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