7th June 2006, 09:28 PM
I'm studying archaeology and working part time (in a call centre), and, despite many of them watching time team, many of my colleagues assume I do something with dinosaurs.....
When I'm on geophysical fieldwork I have to explain it as 'those little white boxes that beep'... and that I've never found any gold, but got very friendly with a dead roman (that normally puts them off!)
Best digging anecdote- working on the Beckhampton Avenue at Avebury and patiently explaining to the local druids that they can't burn incense/sage/class c drugs near the trenches 'cause we were hoping to get carbon dates- they wanted to appease the spirits of the destroyed stones!! a very rapid lesson is 'contested interpretation' of a site!! They left a few small offerings in our trenches ovenight, crystals and whatnot, but we beat them at the pub quizz!!
Kayt
When I'm on geophysical fieldwork I have to explain it as 'those little white boxes that beep'... and that I've never found any gold, but got very friendly with a dead roman (that normally puts them off!)
Best digging anecdote- working on the Beckhampton Avenue at Avebury and patiently explaining to the local druids that they can't burn incense/sage/class c drugs near the trenches 'cause we were hoping to get carbon dates- they wanted to appease the spirits of the destroyed stones!! a very rapid lesson is 'contested interpretation' of a site!! They left a few small offerings in our trenches ovenight, crystals and whatnot, but we beat them at the pub quizz!!
Kayt