12th September 2005, 12:21 PM
an ever eager digger (now DC officer) was happyly digging away on a fairly stratified site (his third ever excavation). At the end of the day we noticed a row of mortar columns? When questioned he answered that he had simply taken the softer soil away from the 'hard stuff'... When suggested that he had actually excavated postholes in relief he laughed and walked off!
He has since completed a degree in archaeology (another topic), and hopefully has learnt something on the basics of strat.....
He has since completed a degree in archaeology (another topic), and hopefully has learnt something on the basics of strat.....