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Which subject I choose in 11th std if my aim is archeologist?

This is very happy to see that a person here is having a AIM , well now that you have a aim. In 11th it doesn't matters whatever the subject you choose. But taking computers science might help you stay in tough with technology and to the aim you possess.Go ahead as the road leads to you . Proud of you already :)Cheers …!!!

What is the Scope of entomology?

The scope of entomology typically includes the study of any terrestrial arthropod and even a few creatures that are not technically arthropods but are non-aquatic invertebrates with legs like tardigrades and onychophorans. The study includes aquatic insects and terrestrial crustaceans but not marine organisms and not freshwater crustaceans. The bulk of entomological research deals with class Insecta but the study of spiders, scorpions, centipedes, springtails, and other non-insect terrestrial arthropods is certainly a valid component or branch of entomology. Of course understanding these creatures includes understanding their environment and life cycle so an entomologist is apt to study plants, fungi, and even vertebrate hosts for the creatures mentioned above.

What is the difference between paleontology and archaeology?

Palaeontology studies fossils - bones of animals (or impressions of those bones) that have died so long ago that they are completely embedded in rock. In many cases, these animals are extinct. (Palaeontology also covers plants, but they preserve slightly differently.) The point is to find out what lived when, and what fossils are related to/descended from other fossils.Archaeology only studies humans and evidence of humanity. It looks at the influence humans have had on the environment, the spread of cultural developments, and human interaction. It uses lots of different types of evidence - human bones, plant remains, buildings - to figure out what life was like for those ancient people.A field that sort of combines these is paleoanthropology. That examines how we evolved to become modern humans, using fossil human remains.

What is sub-sciences of zoology?

What "are" the sub-sciences of Zoology.

Herpetology - the study of Reptiles & Amphibians
Mammalogy - the study of Mammals
Ornithology - the study of Birds
Ichthyology - the study of Fish
Entomology - the study of Insects
Vertebrate Zoology - the study of vertebrate animals
Paleontology - the study of prehistoric animals
Archeology - the study of prehistoric humans
& others.

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What is the difference between forensic anthropology, forensic archaeology and field archaeology?

Forensic anthropologists are experts in analysing bones and usually play a hand whenever human skeletal remains are found in crime scenes. They can infer sex, age, height and biological ancestry of a set of remains by taking measurements of certain proportions of some bones and applying them to a regression formula, or by looking at certain bone topological features and morphologically assessing their significance.Forensic archaeologists are the folks who apply archaeology’s search, survey, excavation, logging and transportation protocols to a forensic setting. They can be of immense help in the search for buried corpses and the subsequent excavation. The main difference between forensic and field archaeology is the speed in which the “scene is processed”/”the site is canvassed”. Forensic archaeologists have to work fast because other law enforcement operators can stand in guard for the archeologists for a long time, so they must work quite quickly.Field archaeology is the one everyone kind of imagines when faced with the term “archaeology”: a small army of people with trowels, wooden sticks and brushes carefully digging up ancient stuff, 5 cm a day, no need to rush. Going on an archaeology field trip is a very nice experience!

How easy is it to get a job in Anthropology?

It really depends on what branch of Anthropology you are looking at. Many times, colleges offer Anthropology as an umbrella term for everything from Cultural Anthropology, which can focus on certain social groups, to Forensic Anthropology which is about dead bodies and crime scenes - though not nearly as glamorous as seen on TV. Then there is Anthropology that is sometimes seen on National Geographic - often really Archaeology. The reason all these are lumped together is because they are all Anthro- (p) - Ology (The study of Humans). I guess I can't say much about cultural or foresic anthropology, but as far as Archaeology goes, there is a different meaning in "job". Archaeologists for the most part, at least with a bachelors degree (and sometimes even a masters) don't have a job that they keep for 20+ years like buisness majors do. We tend to move from job to job, and many people ask when we are going to get a "real" job - as in a job that we sit at a desk all day (ICK!). To actually get a job in Archaeology, you need to:

A.) get at least a bachelor's degree, or be on track to get one.

B.) most companies require a field school - if your school doesn't offer one, go to www.shovelbums.org and look at the field school directory. This is required because not only does it teach you field techniques, but it weeds out people who have too romantic a notion of what it is like playing in the dirt all day. Mind you it's fun, but not hollywood. It's probably a good idea to take a field school early on - you don't have to major to do one - to make sure it's what you want to do.

C.) as long as you are at www.shovelbums.org, go ahead and look at the jobs. It will give you a really good idea of what kinds of jobs there are out there for Cultural Resource Management. CRM is the bureaucratic term for archaeology, and is a billion dollar / year industry, and accounts for 95% of Archaeology done in the US*. Keep in mind that it is winter, so it's not the busy time of year. (Hard to dig in frozen ground.)

Good luck in college, and if you feel you are up to it, come be a shovelbum, it really is quite fun!!

What are some interesting ologies?

anthropology-- humans
apiology -- bees
archaeology -- past culture of humans
bacteriology -- bacteria
biology -- life
cetology -- whales
climatolgy -- climate
conchology -- shells
cosmetology -- cosmetics cosmology -- universe
criminology -- crime and criminals cryptology -- codes
ecology -- interactions in environments
entomology -- insects
eschatology -- death,judgement, afterlife
ethnobiology -- life pertaining to certain people
ethnology -- cultural heritage
ethology -- animal behavior
geology -- earth
graphology -- handwriting
herpetology -- reptiles
hippology -- horses
mammalogy -- mammals
meteorology -- climate and weather
microbiology -- microscopic life
morphology -- structure of organisms
musicology -- music
mycology -- fungi
neurology -- brain
ornithology -- birds
paleoanthropology -- ancient human-like creatures
paleobiology -- ancient life
paleontology -- ancient life, studied through fossils
paleozoology -- ancient animals
pathology -- disease
pedology -- children
petrology -- rocks
phantomology -- supernatural beings
pharmacology -- drugs
phenology -- periodic biological phenomena
philology -- historical language
phonology -- speech sounds
phraseology -- use of words and phrases
physical anthropology -- human characteristics
physiology -- characteristics of organisms
phytology -- plants(usually called botany)
phytosociology -- relationships and charactistics of plants
pomology -- fruit
psychology -- mind and behavior
seismology -- earthquakes
sociology -- society
somatology -- human characteristics
speleology -- caves
storiology -- stories and legends
topology -- characteristics and history of a place
vulcanology -- volcanoes
zoology -- animals

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