Anecdotal evidence suggests that most active members and committee members of community archaeology societies are retired or near retirement. This study, based on the dissertation for my MA in Community Archaeology, provides systematic statistical data for the age demographics of community archaeology societies, explains why groups are attractive to the over fifties, and suggests hypotheses as to why there are not more people in their twenties and thirties involved in these societies.
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