12th May 2005, 04:56 PM
Closest we've got to 1930's stylee archaeology-for-the-posh people recently was working in the grounds of a stately home who's owner was a member of the local archy society.
In exchange for allowing said owner and some of the other society members to help out on the dig, we got a two course sit down lunch everyday and tea and posh continental biscuits at tea break.
Archaeology wasn't bad either, although a little Post Med for my taste
Downside of it was that you really had to limit your portion intake as mattocking on a very full stomach got quite painful.
Only thing on my wish list for making archaeological sites nicer places to work on, is that all clay type geology to be transfigured into either chalk or sand. I'm sure I can think of more though, given time.
In exchange for allowing said owner and some of the other society members to help out on the dig, we got a two course sit down lunch everyday and tea and posh continental biscuits at tea break.
Archaeology wasn't bad either, although a little Post Med for my taste
Downside of it was that you really had to limit your portion intake as mattocking on a very full stomach got quite painful.
Only thing on my wish list for making archaeological sites nicer places to work on, is that all clay type geology to be transfigured into either chalk or sand. I'm sure I can think of more though, given time.