Happy Digging, Kim!
Speaking of bones, I don’t normally write about this kind of drivel topics outside my circle of interest, but I’ll make an exception this time around as Kim will be heading to England to take part in an archaeological excavation. She’s joining the Earthwatch.org team on its Roman Fort on Tyne expedition. Here’s a blurb:
Ten years of Earthwatch teams have mapped more than 1,000 square meters of pre-Roman and Roman settlement here, turning up jewelry, armor, game boards, and ceramics. You will work in groups of four or five, rotating among many available tasks. You are sure to become proficient at a wide range of activities, including stratigraphic excavation using a trowel and brush, recording techniques, site surveying, and sampling, cleaning, and processing finds.
Me thinks:
“stratigraphic excavation“=digging holes to bury unwanted waste material
“recording techniques“=transcribing hand written notes into a computer
“site surveying“=checking out local spots to eat at
“sampling, cleaning, and processing“=tiddying up the camp site and getting coffee for the archaeologists
Save it folks, Kim already heard the part about her paying to be one of these volunteers. Just one more reason for the Al-Qaeda to have issues with the US and the UK.
Good digging Kim. Let us know if you find something cool like a frozen woolly mammoth or the missing link!