Archaeologist vs principal archaeologist

Differences between archaeologist and principal archaeologist duties and responsibilities

Archaeologist example responsibilities.

• Manage field research, artifact database, data records, and federal and state require reports.
• Manage contracts for curation of museum items, propose actions to repatriate NAGPRA materials and resolve curation problems.
• Coordinate and authore NEPA and NHPA documents for federal projects.
• Coordinate requirements of the NHPA and NEPA by serving as an NEPA interdisciplinary team member and providing expert technical advice.
• Convert data files to GIS shape files and create maps for use in publications using ArcGIS 9.0 and ESRI digital maps.
• Conduct and organize archaeological field surveys, excavations, testing, data recovery, and construction/ environmental monitoring.
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Principal archaeologist example responsibilities.

• Manage contracts for curation of museum items, propose actions to repatriate NAGPRA materials and resolve curation problems.
• Conduct geomorphologic and soils investigations in support of archaeological surveys and excavations.
• Work extensively with office personnel to prepare reports derive from fieldwork that correspond to SHPO obligations.
• Assist in report production and maintain field specimen catalogues for several sites; water screen and process artifact flotation samples.
• Coordinate donor-country efforts to encourage refugee returns to Sarajevo and eastern Bosnia.