Explorer
Explorers is the most commonly used term to describe people who delve into ancient ruins and explore the history of the world. In some places they are called archaeologists while in other adventurers. However, no matter the name their work is the same. They find and explore ruins. They can often be seen visiting remote and faraway places.
Career
Qualifications
Most people who want to make a living from being an explorer they need to graduate university with a degree in archaeology or history. Only such people are allowed to be employed at any institution that specializes in studying the past. Additionally, potential explorers need to work good both in a team and alone. They also need to trained to fight as there can be surprise during their expeditions.
There are also ways for people without formal archaeological education to become explorers. Most of them focus around working for wealthy patrons or criminal organizations. Both of these groups look for ancient artefacts for their collections or for trade.
I met an amateur explorer once. Completely no regard for the past. They were there just to get the most valuable pieces and had no problem destroying everything else. Sickening.
Payment & Reimbursement
Explorers who work for scientific institutions have a fixed salary just like any other scholar or researcher. Additionally, they receive bonuses based on the number of unique artefacts they bring from expeditions. The uniqueness of an artefact is judged by how many similar artefacts were found in the past and during the particular expedition.
The so-called amateur explorers are paid by their patron based on the estimate value of the recovered artefacts. If any artefacts are sold the explorer receives a share of the profit. Its size differs and is based on the agreement between the explorer and the patron.
Operations
Tools
Workplace
Most of the time explorers work in the field outside the buildings of the institution that employs them. As such their workspace is often very chaotic and may appear disorganized. When not exploring ruins or sitting in digs, they spend most of their time in a camp where they can focus on analyzing artefacts.
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