She's spot on with regards to technology being a welcome, practical tool when dealing with targeting excavations. Archaeology should and does embrace new technology, whilst at the same time not ignoring standard, established, observed disciplines. But it's hardly emerging, earth shattering information as it's been utilised for years. However, for me, nothing beats the thrill of spending hours on your hands & knees in a trench in the middle of nowhere, finding artefacts that could have lain under the soil possibly for millennia and you're the one to find it. These artefacts could range from pieces of pottery from the Bronze Age, to Neolithic hand axes, to the remains of an infant from Romano Britain.
There you have it folks - confirmation: BigLil likes nothing more than spending hours on his hands and knees, buried in someone's trench. Oooh er. (Sorry)
I cheat. I wear an old t shirt, old pants, boots, knee pads from my wrestling gear and my floppy, sun hat. The epitome of sophistication!
Re: Harrison Ford move over!! I actually had a bull whip years ago. Don't know what happened to it. But it's an essential tool for the job when you're fighting off those pesky Nazis whilst on a dig.
Re: Harrison Ford move over!! I heard that due to government cut backs that such work is being 'rationalised'. Sometimes Nazis can't be provided/funded and you are being asked to make do with BNP supporters or even UKIP sometimes. Is this true?
Re: Harrison Ford move over!! Serious question big lil, have you discovered anything on your digs yet?