A series of desk jobs, backed by his first undergraduate degree in economics, were Martin’s collective impetus to pursue archaeological studies at a leading institution in the field. “I saw archaeology as the perfect synthesis of my love of history, my desire to escape from a desk job, and the various life skills I had obtained during my previous working experiences,” he says with regrets aside. “I chose to study at the University of Sydney as it was the best ranked university for archaeology in Sydney and one of the best in Australia.”
Studying archaeology can prepare you for a range of jobs, from field archaeology and museology to academia and conservation. For Martin, it led him to a career in heritage consultancy, where he is currently a Senior Archaeologist for Virtus Heritage, an Australian company that specialises in the investigation, assessment and management of archaeological sites and cultural landscapes.
