I am the drafting/GIS technician for Arcas Consulting Archeologists Ltd. here in BC, but there are times when I do office work for the archaeologists when they need help with production of reports for the bands and Archaeology Branch. This work entails filling in CMT (Culturally Modified Tree) forms, CMT analysis, binding the reports, etc.

The drafting technician is responsible for helping set drafting policies, procedures and standards. The main duties of my job are to provide computer aided drafting of maps, charts and graphs, as well as scanning of photos, negatives and slides as needed. I also manage the digital files and paper maps, and provide clients with cost estimates for drafting work.

The GIS work I do consists mostly of providing archaeological potential maps for certain areas of the province, but I also digitize original data from archaeological field notes and use this data with that of the clients to produce maps and digital files for the client.

I got this job as a result of my knowledge and experience in both archaeology and GIS\Cartography. It is a job that demonstrates that there is more to archaeology than field work, because field work is not everyone's cup of tea. Arcas is not the only consulting company that has such a position.