Hi there! I am studying to become an archaeologist myself and I can say with almost certainty that you could become an archeologist. However, that deeply depends on the type of archaeologist. Field archaeology absolutely demands eyesight, however, journaling, records, research, and academia are all very important parts outside of the field that I’m sure with the assistance of whatever technology you use to read/write would be perfect for you!

Yes! I’m VI and I have a Masters in Archaeology and the only thing I struggled with was field work, but in all honesty it’s such a small portion of the field that you could avoid it at all costs (except for where its required in your course) and do just fine.

In some ways, being blind is advantageous. When I did fieldwork, I was put in the finds tent to sort and clean finds rather than digging strata whose colours I couldn’t discern. It was my favourite part of the whole thing. Having more reliance on what I felt in my hands rather than what I was seeing made sorting everything and cleaning it a lot easier.

Also, for my Master’s I ended up in the back rooms of the Ashmolean Museum (I went to Oxford) and handling finds with more of a focus on feel rather than sight actually ended up giving the curators more to work with than what they initially thought they had.

I’m simplifying, but for the most part being VI has little to no impact on the field if we ignore the actual digging part. You’ll just need a good screen reader and a note taker for lectures & seminars!

Feel free to message me if you have more questions :)

Just go for it