Archaeology Assistant

Every student at Warren Wilson College works.
What work crew will you choose?

Archaeology Assistants work with materials at every step from excavation to exhibition. As one, you’ll help manage a fully functioning Archaeology Lab that maintains its own collections as well as help teach and guide students through their research.

You’ll learn how to analyze, wash, process, and catalog objects found; develop exhibitions; and work on independent projects.

Student Leadership Opportunities

Archaeology Assistant Crew Leader: This role assists the supervisor in supervising, training new crew members, and creating the schedule. You’ll gain a more complete understanding of lab operations, gain experience in computer usage, and develop person-to-person skills.

Why Work Crews?

Part of your work experience is reflection, helping ensure that you achieve both your own educational goals as well as our Common Learning Outcomes. These distinguish our Work Program, giving it focus and relevancy that set it apart from a federal work-study or your average part-time job.  Each crew in the Work Program identifies crew-specific goals as well. These outline skills and abilities your supervisor will teach you during the semester. 

Our Common Learning Outcomes

  • Professionalism & Work Ethic: accountability, effective work habits, punctuality, dependability, time management, integrity, and commitment to the well-being of the community.
  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: working with available resources to creatively address issues and solve problems, and gaining confidence to make decisions.
  • Communication: the ability to convey and receive information effectively with intentionality, honesty, and confidence in both speech and writing.
  • Collaboration & Teamwork: actively collaborate with peers to achieve common goals, Distribute labor fairly, and hold each other accountable as committed members of a group.
  • Civic Identity: understanding your active influence within the community and how your decisions directly impact the work around you.

Archaeology Assistant Crew Learning Goals

  • Major training in all the aspects and operations of a professional archaeology laboratory.
  • Training in software and computer systems used in the lab.
  • Gaining experience in working with a group.
  • Gaining experience in developing and completing independent projects.
  • Some training in field methods.