20th October 2011, 12:45 PM
1.Find somebody who looks friendly and ask them about anything you're not sure of... they've hired you now so unless you're a total catastrophe you've probably got a job until the end of the site, you're not going to get sacked for asking questions. You might not get taken back on again if when it comes to post ex all your sheets are unintelligible and none of the strat makes sense, much better to check first, providing of course that when you've been told you remember and don't keep asking the same questions over and over again. There's nothing worse than people who turn up fresh from uni and think that they know everything already.
2. String line tight as possible. Tape along string line not along top of section. Straight sections. Archaeologists respect straight sections.
3. Dig everything as fast as possible because a) Archaeologists also respect this, and b) it leaves you more time for recording, which always takes longer than you think.
4. Accept that some stuff you do will be wrong. This is not something that will ever be completely eliminated.
2. String line tight as possible. Tape along string line not along top of section. Straight sections. Archaeologists respect straight sections.
3. Dig everything as fast as possible because a) Archaeologists also respect this, and b) it leaves you more time for recording, which always takes longer than you think.
4. Accept that some stuff you do will be wrong. This is not something that will ever be completely eliminated.