# Anthropologists and Archeologists > Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier civilizations. - Code: 19-3091.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 19-3091) - Family: [Life, Physical & Social Science](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-19), one of its 66 occupations - Tasks: 30 tasks (20 core and 10 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-3091.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/19-3091.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Collect information and make judgments through observation, interviews, and review of documents. Core task · Task 22232 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 2. Teach or mentor undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology or archeology. Core task · Task 22259 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 3. Write about and present research findings for a variety of specialized and general audiences. Core task · Task 22234 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 4. Plan and direct research to characterize and compare the economic, demographic, health care, social, political, linguistic, and religious institutions of distinct cultural groups, communities, and organizations. Core task · Task 22236 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 5. Create data records for use in describing and analyzing social patterns and processes, using photography, videography, and audio recordings. Core task · Task 22246 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 6. Train others in the application of ethnographic research methods to solve problems in organizational effectiveness, communications, technology development, policy making, and program planning. Core task · Task 22244 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 7. Identify culturally specific beliefs and practices affecting health status and access to services for distinct populations and communities, in collaboration with medical and public health officials. Core task · Task 22242 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 8. Apply traditional ecological knowledge and assessments of culturally distinctive land and resource management institutions to assist in the resolution of conflicts over habitat protection and resource enhancement. Core task · Task 22256 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 9. Lead field training sites and train field staff, students, and volunteers in excavation methods. Core task · Task 22249 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 10. Conduct participatory action research in communities and organizations to assess how work is done and to design work systems, technologies, and environments. Core task · Task 22252 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 11. Develop and test theories concerning the origin and development of past cultures. Core task · Task 22248 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 12. Research, survey, or assess sites of past societies and cultures in search of answers to specific research questions. Core task · Task 22233 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 13. Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research. Core task · Task 22260 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 14. Advise government agencies, private organizations, and communities regarding proposed programs, plans, and policies and their potential impacts on cultural institutions, organizations, and communities. Core task · Task 22245 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 15. Organize public exhibits and displays to promote public awareness of diverse and distinctive cultural traditions. Core task · Task 22253 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 16. Collaborate with economic development planners to decide on the implementation of proposed development policies, plans, and programs based on culturally institutionalized barriers and facilitating circumstances. Core task · Task 22250 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 17. Develop intervention procedures, using techniques such as individual and focus group interviews, consultations, and participant observation of social interaction. Core task · Task 22247 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 18. Enhance the cultural sensitivity of elementary and secondary curricula and classroom interactions in collaboration with educators and teachers. Core task · Task 22257 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 19. Study archival collections of primary historical sources to help explain the origins and development of cultural patterns. Core task · Task 22255 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 20. Formulate general rules that describe and predict the development and behavior of cultures and social institutions. Core task · Task 22254 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 21. Record the exact locations and conditions of artifacts uncovered in diggings or surveys, using drawings and photographs as necessary. Supplemental task · Task 22238 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 22. Assess archeological sites for resource management, development, or conservation purposes and recommend methods for site protection. Supplemental task · Task 22239 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 23. Gather and analyze artifacts and skeletal remains to increase knowledge of ancient cultures. Supplemental task · Task 22240 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 24. Compare findings from one site with archeological data from other sites to find similarities or differences. Supplemental task · Task 22237 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 25. Describe artifacts' physical properties or attributes, such as the materials from which artifacts are made and their size, shape, function, and decoration. Supplemental task · Task 22235 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 26. Collect artifacts made of stone, bone, metal, and other materials, placing them in bags and marking them to show where they were found. Supplemental task · Task 22241 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 27. Study objects and structures recovered by excavation to identify, date, and authenticate them and to interpret their significance. Supplemental task · Task 22231 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 28. Consult site reports, existing artifacts, and topographic maps to identify archeological sites. Supplemental task · Task 22243 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 29. Clean, restore, and preserve artifacts. Supplemental task · Task 22251 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 30. Participate in forensic activities, such as tooth and bone structure identification, in conjunction with police departments and pathologists. 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