27th May 2007, 09:58 AM
Morning from Greece...
Can I just say that I do not, in any way, shape or form, advocate the use of crappy methodology just so we don't look patronising in foreign countries. I just object to the presumption that we Brits - and only we Brits - know how to excavate 'properly' and that we need to take our crusade to the clueless foreign natives. I personally have no intention of adopting crappy methodology any time soon. I excavate the way I understand and with methodologies which work best for the site in question.
And...
[u]4. Greek style âgive it all one context number and hope for the bestâ (or so we are led to believe by TC).</u>
.... it's the Americans in the Athenian Agora who do this, not the Greeks. Each trench/area/locus is given a context number on a weekly basis and the material removed in buckets during that week, all bear this number. Supervisors make their observations in notebooks.
Anyhow, I'm off for some Greek coffe, followed by a trip to the DIY store for a new trowel...
[8D]
Can I just say that I do not, in any way, shape or form, advocate the use of crappy methodology just so we don't look patronising in foreign countries. I just object to the presumption that we Brits - and only we Brits - know how to excavate 'properly' and that we need to take our crusade to the clueless foreign natives. I personally have no intention of adopting crappy methodology any time soon. I excavate the way I understand and with methodologies which work best for the site in question.
And...
[u]4. Greek style âgive it all one context number and hope for the bestâ (or so we are led to believe by TC).</u>
.... it's the Americans in the Athenian Agora who do this, not the Greeks. Each trench/area/locus is given a context number on a weekly basis and the material removed in buckets during that week, all bear this number. Supervisors make their observations in notebooks.
Anyhow, I'm off for some Greek coffe, followed by a trip to the DIY store for a new trowel...
[8D]