gosh...isn't it getting better all the time.....not

[Odinn]

Teamwork is often important, but even the most cranky hermit can still work as part of a team (often on a lonely trench!). Aspects of some peoples personalities make them unemployable however, threatening other team members, indecent exposure and lying to hide their inexperience, then making stuff up that just isn't there spring to mind. As does terminal laziness or unwillingness to even pick up a mattock - a lady digger once said to me, i'm not using a mattock, thats mans work!

I totally agree with this last bit. A person with poor interpersonal skills and no ability to work as part of the team can easily disrupt that team, at which point everyone else starts working less well. Then you lose time and money sorting the issues out, just because they want to "express their individuality" or are too busy "fighting the man", which can lead to the archaeology getting done less well and everyone getting pissed off. It affects everyone negatively and is neither useful nor helpful. I have seen it happen too often. In my experience the best diggers have generally been those that are enthusiastic about the archaeology and want to learn more. This positive attitude leads to them being more willing to work as part of the team and not to the realm of cranky hermitdom. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I cannot think of any from the past twenty years at the moment.