What does an archeological conservator do?
An archeological conservator is somebody who takes care of things that an archeologist finds. There are other types of conservators, like people who take care of old paintings or old books. All of these people are trying to save these precious items for all of us to share. An archeological conservator is somebody who takes care of things that an archaeologist finds. There are other types of conservators. Other conservators take care of oil paintings, or old books, for example. All conservators study science, math and art in school. Ms. Dean is one of the very few conservators that come to work at pictograph and petroglyph sites like the Pictograph Caves. She said she loves her job for many reasons but part of it is because she gets to work with both science and art. She said that in her job she gets to work with many scientists to help solve the problems that accompany preserving the past for future generations. From: An interview with J. Claire Dean Would you like to be an archeologis
