A handbook for new diggers?

[Jack]

Nah, I said something interesting (as opposed to everywhere) - anyway pits have already been done this year

Pits are interesting. Its just we haven't worked out just how interesting yet...............(especially when they are most of what survives of ancient activities).

But maybe if they were called 'reservoirs of ancient soil, artefacts and activities' then they may seem more interesting.

The word 'pit' hides the mysteries hidden within under the mundane imagery of some navvy leaning on a shovel and surveying their work.

Pit (n.) 1: a large hole in the ground; a mine or excavation for coal or minerals....etc.
-- Concise Oxford English Dictionary