1st October 2012, 11:17 AM
for my money i think interpretation starts before setting foot on site, is foremost when one is digging and is often turned on its head when one is writing it up. there is no such thing as objective archaeology no matter how many boxes you have filled out. report writers need to be on site being a royal pain in the ass looking over shoulders and asking questions - the rest is for the gods
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers