Becoming an Archeologist

Sadly, it takes more than a fedora and a bullwhip to become a bona fide relic hunter. Unfortunately, Hong Kong does not offer an undergraduate program in archeology, but it does offer anthropology degrees that include modules in archeology. Get more information at www.cuhk.edu.hk/ant/.

However, amateur archeological groups sometimes conduct excavations that the public is welcome to participate in. The Hong Kong Archaeological Society is the oldest archeology association, formed 41 years ago by a group of avid archeologists formerly from University of Hong Kong. The society conducts talks and excavations funded by the government. Their most significant finding was in 1970s at Sham Wan on Lamma, where they found evidence of occupation in Bronze and Neolithic Ages, including a new “Middle Neolithic” phase dating to approximately 3800 BC-3000 BC. Membership: $180 a year, or $1,800 for life. GPO Box 5133, Hong Kong, 2723-5765, www.hkarch.org.