13th June 2013, 07:50 AM
Jack Wrote:Lesson 6 Efficiency [SIZE=2]
[/SIZE]Also don't let the spoil heap expand so much that it encroaches on that important pit that no one has spotted yet.
If your able to put your spoil near to where your working on your own heap, make sure your not putting it on another feature...clean the area first. Otherwise you'll end up having to move it. Many sites have 'hidden features' that only show up later as the soil oxidises or when the ground is drying from light rain. It's worth taking the time to be sure.
And lastly, don't place your spoil on the grid lines (if you have a grid) it's a real pain to dig a channel through a spoil heap to run a tape between two pegs.
Blimey! I actually agreed with most of that one. But take note of the selected paragraphs above and remeber; don't place your spoil in the trench unless the curator/consultant has agreed the chosen area to be free from archaeology - unless you want to shift it all to prove it was.
D. Vader
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Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
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Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of Tony Robinson.