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Echoing sibling comments to add that I know for a fact that archaeologists get rather upset about being mistaken for palaeontologists.
by peterm4 17d ago
Echoing sibling comments to add that I know for a fact that archaeologists get rather upset about being mistaken for palaeontologists.
- AlotOfReading 16d agoThere's a fair bit of overlap and people who work in both, but yes, they're distinct specialties. I wouldn't say upset though, except in the sense that grocery store clerks are upset by "if it doesn't scan it's free" jokes.
- ASalazarMX 16d agoArcheologist: I am currently working at an archeological dig in Egypt. Nobody: Were there a lot of dinosaurs in Egypt?