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Anthropologists and Archeologists: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
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.
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This source lists 30 tasks, including 20 marked Core and 10 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2024.
30 tasks shown
Core · Task 22232 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Collect information and make judgments through observation, interviews, and review of documents.
Core · Task 22259 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Teach or mentor undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology or archeology.
Core · Task 22234 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Write about and present research findings for a variety of specialized and general audiences.
Core · Task 22236 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
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 22246 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Create data records for use in describing and analyzing social patterns and processes, using photography, videography, and audio recordings.
Core · Task 22244 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
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 22242 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
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 22256 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
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 22249 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Lead field training sites and train field staff, students, and volunteers in excavation methods.
Core · Task 22252 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Conduct participatory action research in communities and organizations to assess how work is done and to design work systems, technologies, and environments.
Core · Task 22248 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Develop and test theories concerning the origin and development of past cultures.
Core · Task 22233 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Research, survey, or assess sites of past societies and cultures in search of answers to specific research questions.
Core · Task 22260 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.
Core · Task 22245 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
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 22253 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Organize public exhibits and displays to promote public awareness of diverse and distinctive cultural traditions.
Core · Task 22250 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
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 22247 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Develop intervention procedures, using techniques such as individual and focus group interviews, consultations, and participant observation of social interaction.
Core · Task 22257 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Enhance the cultural sensitivity of elementary and secondary curricula and classroom interactions in collaboration with educators and teachers.
Core · Task 22255 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Study archival collections of primary historical sources to help explain the origins and development of cultural patterns.
Core · Task 22254 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Formulate general rules that describe and predict the development and behavior of cultures and social institutions.
Supplemental · Task 22238 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Record the exact locations and conditions of artifacts uncovered in diggings or surveys, using drawings and photographs as necessary.
Supplemental · Task 22239 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Assess archeological sites for resource management, development, or conservation purposes and recommend methods for site protection.
Supplemental · Task 22240 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Gather and analyze artifacts and skeletal remains to increase knowledge of ancient cultures.
Supplemental · Task 22237 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Compare findings from one site with archeological data from other sites to find similarities or differences.
Supplemental · Task 22235 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Describe artifacts' physical properties or attributes, such as the materials from which artifacts are made and their size, shape, function, and decoration.
Supplemental · Task 22241 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
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 22231 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Study objects and structures recovered by excavation to identify, date, and authenticate them and to interpret their significance.
Supplemental · Task 22243 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Consult site reports, existing artifacts, and topographic maps to identify archeological sites.
Supplemental · Task 22251 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Clean, restore, and preserve artifacts.
Supplemental · Task 22258 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert
Participate in forensic activities, such as tooth and bone structure identification, in conjunction with police departments and pathologists.
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