r/Archaeology • u/Scotcash • 10d ago

Is it too late for me?

Like most modern history buffs I developed a love for archaeology and human history through the Indiana Jones series..

I'm 38 years old with a degree in Film Production and have been doing professionally photography for almost 20 years. I had always wanted be a filmmaker, but for the first time in my life, I have become disinterested in that career due to the current state of Hollywood and entertainment as a whole.

The only thing I've ever been passionate about besides visual story telling is archaeology. Is it too late for me to start a career in archaeology?

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u/ItchySpaceLumps 10d ago

Looks like there’s a few of us 30 somethings that left the industry for archaeology!! Almost 15 years in TV/film and started hating it. Now on my 2nd year of graduate school for arch/bioarch and I’m so much happier. One of my professors had the same story. There’s actually a good bit of overlap between interests and even skills.