Requirement
11. Under supervision, do ONE of the following
Required Often forgotten
A qualified archaeologist OR INSTRUCTOR must supervise, and the badge never says here what that means. The definition is in the note under requirement 10(b). In practice whoever helped with requirement 10 is the person who supervises this, so settle both at once.
Notes and warnings
Warning. THE SUPERVISION REQUIREMENT IS IN THE FIRST LINE, ABOVE BOTH OPTIONS, AND IT IS EASY TO READ AS A HEADING. Whichever of 11(a) and 11(b) you choose must be done under the supervision of a qualified archaeologist or instructor. This requirement never says what qualified means; the note under requirement 10(b) does. In practice the person who helps you with requirement 10 is the person who supervises this one, so settle both in the same conversation rather than going looking twice. Note also that 11(a), the exhibit, needs somewhere that will display it, which is a booking as well as a piece of work, and that 11(b) needs a written report as well as the making.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Archaeology Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 11 · The requirement asks for the work to be done under the supervision of a qualified archaeologist or instructor.