[PhunkyPhil]

Slightly off topic, but when I read about these archeological discoveries being made thanks to custom software, ML or the like - Who is writing this code?

To me these projects would be so fun to work on, but this domain seems so far out of a tradition SWE track. Are the researchers just cobbling the code together themselves? Cross department collaboration within the university? I'd love to have a hand in things like this.

[trgn]

i rolled into tech because of archeology. started using GIS for site mapping and need for customization just got me going. ended up going to school again for compsci.

generally, students from other departments are writing the code, but current day most archaeologists can work with ready-made packages (model builders etc..) now too.