Task · part of 10. Do ONE of the following: real project or simulated
10(b). A simulated project designed by a qualified archaeologist
Optional May not apply Often forgotten
More analysis than 10(a) and far easier to arrange. A simulated site with artifacts and features, which you analyze and document for spatial relationships. THE NOTE UNDERNEATH NAMES WHO CAN DESIGN IT, including a museum school instructor and a science teacher, and that note is the widest definition on the whole badge.
Notes and warnings
Note. THE NOTE UNDER THIS OPTION IS THE MOST USEFUL SENTENCE ON THE WHOLE BADGE, AND IT IS PRINTED WHERE ONLY HALF OF READERS WILL SEE IT. To find out how to make a simulated site, the badge says, talk with a professional archaeologist, a trained avocational archaeologist, a museum school instructor, a science teacher, an advisor from a local archaeology society, or another qualified instructor. That is the badge's own definition of qualified, it is the only place one is given, and requirement 11 relies on it without repeating it. On the work itself, this option asks more of you than 10(a) does: analyze the artifacts and features, document their SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS, explain how environment and time affect interpretation, and say how you would share your results with other researchers and the public.
Where this step comes from
- Archaeology Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 10(b) · The requirement asks for a simulated project designed by a qualified archaeologist, with your counselor's approval. Its note names a professional archaeologist, trained avocational archaeologist, museum school instructor, science teacher, advisor from a local archaeology society, or other qualified instructor.