23rd July 2013, 03:16 PM
Good Luck Tool hope it works out. My suspicion is on a large industrial site much of what you will be doing is manual labour but hey I am not knocking that just don't be too disappointed if you do not get to do much of the real archaeology and recording. Turn up on site on time muck in, don't complain keep smiling make the tea and volunteer to do the tedious archaeological tasks the others avoid. Get known for being a hard worker and pleasant to be around and you will get asked back. If you have not done it before you might find the physical aspects a shock to the body so don't over do it pace yourself and look after your back don't overload the barrow! have fun and hope it works out. (realistically get some sort of qualification in archaeology). Do some back ground research on the site you are on if you become an expert in some obscure aspect of it that little bit of extra knowledge will make you stand out.