17th April 2008, 08:02 PM
Many years ago I was site assistant to a supervisor who was very sensitive regarding the public image of archaeology. He was particularly keen to promote a scientific ethos when filling in context sheets and he once pulled me up, as I had described a 500mm thick dump deposit over most of the area of the trench as 'consisting largely of broken flower-pots'.
He told me, "The phrase you are searching for Kev is 'horticultural earthenware'......
He told me, "The phrase you are searching for Kev is 'horticultural earthenware'......