12th May 2005, 04:43 PM
I worked a few years back where TT had been. They found some proper shiny stuff in graves, big news stuff. As a result we were plagued by nighthawks, even though we were only doing geophys. I suppose they thought we had big shiny thing detectors....
I agree with what everyone says about Ainsworth. He clearly knows his stuff, and keeps the focus as real as he can. Likewise the Desk based guy...
The most memorable thing for me was their visit to the Big Dig in Canterbury. Not so much the archaeology, but Kent Unit desperately trying to raise money from teh public to keep the project going, and even a visit to the diggers house. It looked like something from the third world, and even Baldrick looked shocked when they said what they were being charged...
I agree with what everyone says about Ainsworth. He clearly knows his stuff, and keeps the focus as real as he can. Likewise the Desk based guy...
The most memorable thing for me was their visit to the Big Dig in Canterbury. Not so much the archaeology, but Kent Unit desperately trying to raise money from teh public to keep the project going, and even a visit to the diggers house. It looked like something from the third world, and even Baldrick looked shocked when they said what they were being charged...