Not a problem… first pick you deepest, truest love…the subject you are most passionate about…do that for the major and the other for the minor. Here’s how it can work:

Archeology major, astronomy minor: so what how were the oldest calendars done….directly or indirectly, you cannot help but stumble across and find a threat leading to astronomy. Look at the various ways we still tell time…solar, sidereal, lunar, etc. right?

Astronomy major, archeology minor: So how many archaeological ruins can you name that are linked, directly or indirectly as observatories? Numerous archaeological sites seem to align to astronomical phenomenon…no clear explanation…but too precise in so many ways as to be implausibly explained by mere “coincidence”.

Some historical and pre-historic events were “decoded” through what could be called archeo-astronomical evidence. In the Great Plains of the US, native Americans recount a metor shower in their oral histories….so how can a definitive or even relative date be established? Seems a natural to use BOTH the fields you are interested in.

And, as someone else suggested…double major…a bit more work, and perhaps cost…but if you have the energy, time, and money…why not?

But no matter how you cut it, from my point of view, without a specific job in mind, the education of Antrho major, Astron minor, Astron major, Anthro minor, or double major in Anthro/Astron…intellectually you are prepared so similarly that it really is not such a big deal.

What REALLY matters in the end is how you apply your knowledge and skills not matter how they are acquired (in school or out of school) to solve problems and get work done well enough that someone is willing to pay you to do it.

So, bottom line, true love first, and the other is your minor.

Hope this helps. Best wishes for your success and future.

As a physicist I would advise you NOT to go for astronomy UNLESS you are absolutely sure you want to be an astronomer AND you understand the rather dire job situation you are looking forward to. This has a lot of emotional and practical reasons. On the emotional side you might be very disappointed with an astronomy course once you are in it, unless you have this absolute urge that you have to be a physical scientist. On the practical side you are setting yourself up for a very difficult career path and probably an early (good) or late (not so good) transition into a completely different field. Unless your parents are rich, even you have to earn the rent, my friend. If you love astronomy to death, on the other hand, go for it. You won’t be disappointed! If you ask an honest archeologist, he or she will probably tell you about the same thing, except maybe that there are ten times less jobs in that than there are in astronomy. Good Luck!

Believe it or not, there are still a lot more questions to ask yourself. If you get A’s in Science AND Math…go for the Space Program and NASA or even just Satellite business.

How well do you like Math? Space professions are a convergence of ALL of the above.

A good profession might be Environmental Engineering if you like Science. There are some very lucrative environmental engineering companies that obtain military and government contracts as well as large corporate contracts for soil and land testing. Or you could work directly for the Government entity or Corp. It’s an idea to check out. Possible links of interest below:

Um… You can always double major. Do both!

The closest thing to both might be Planetary Science, where you learn astronomy and geological stuff that might remotely be close to somethings in Archeology.

Anthropology for archeology. Don’t know about the rest of your question, though.