my brother is an archaeologist.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. In North America, archaeology is considered a sub-field of anthropology, while in Europe archaeology is often viewed as either a discipline in its own right or a sub-field of other disciplines. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology as a field is distinct from the discipline of palaeontology, the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for whom there may be no written records to study. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent of literacy in societies across the world. Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I always though I would enjoy studying archeology."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Are you thinking of studying archaeology in the future?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Maybe as a hobby. Unfortunately though, arechaeology as a vocation is about as unlikely to yield gainful employment as most of the social sciences and humanities."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's a shame. How would you go about studying archaeology for a hobby? Any particular area that interests you?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I think I would start with my local area and see if I can understand the archeological record based on artifacts and architecture."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That sounds very interesting. Would you consider travelling further if you became more interested? Possibly abroad?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Oh of course I would if it was approachable for me to do so. It would be neat to study Paleolitich archaeology in parts of Europe."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Europe definitely has a rich history. Does your current work and life situation allow you to do this?"}]