Archaeological University Education and Professional Archaeology in Sweden

During the 19th century very few persons in Sweden recieved a doctoral degree in archaeology. Most of them found prestigious top-positions. Today there are about 100 persons with Ph. D.'s working in Swedish archaeology in positions from the top to the bottom of the professional hierarchy. Each...

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Published inCurrent Swedish archaeology Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 209 - 221
Main Author Welinder, Stig
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet 10.06.2021
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Archaeology subjects
Arkeologiämnen
Historisk-filosofiska ämnen
History and philosophy subjects
HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP
HUMANITIES and RELIGION
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Summary:During the 19th century very few persons in Sweden recieved a doctoral degree in archaeology. Most of them found prestigious top-positions. Today there are about 100 persons with Ph. D.'s working in Swedish archaeology in positions from the top to the bottom of the professional hierarchy. Each year 150-200 students finish their basic education in archaeology. Most of them will never find a permanent full-time job as an archaeologist. The future of Swedish archaeology will very much depend on the ambitions of the general public, including tens of thousands of persons with a formal university education in archaeology but no job within the profession.
ISSN:1102-7355
2002-3901
DOI:10.37718/CSA.2000.12