24th October 2008, 06:56 PM
Point 21 (I think; I've lost track of the numbering a bit)
Develop some basic understanding of agricultural practices, etc. Maybe not so important when on a full excavation, but when doing fieldwalking / geophysics / trial trenching etc, you will usually be on working farms and have to try to keep the farmer happy. It helps to have some idea what crops can or can't be trampled, and to be able to pick up on signs that there might be shooting going on on the land (stands of cover crop, bits of clay pigeon everywhere), and to have a least a little bit of a clue about working around livestock. Even, basic things, like being able to recognise an electric fence, could usefully be taught.
"Hidden wisdom and buried treasure, what use is there in either?" (Ecclesiasticus ch20 v30)
Develop some basic understanding of agricultural practices, etc. Maybe not so important when on a full excavation, but when doing fieldwalking / geophysics / trial trenching etc, you will usually be on working farms and have to try to keep the farmer happy. It helps to have some idea what crops can or can't be trampled, and to be able to pick up on signs that there might be shooting going on on the land (stands of cover crop, bits of clay pigeon everywhere), and to have a least a little bit of a clue about working around livestock. Even, basic things, like being able to recognise an electric fence, could usefully be taught.
"Hidden wisdom and buried treasure, what use is there in either?" (Ecclesiasticus ch20 v30)