23rd October 2008, 06:51 PM
to 10) I would add
f) the origins of deposits (erosion, floor, fluvial, aeolian etc.)
11) how to set up photographic scale & board, what's supposed to be in a photograph and what not (random buckets, tools, feet), and how to take a picture that isn't blurred, over- or under-exposed
12) lay out a site grid either by tapes, right angle prism, and/ or total station
13) be able to identify different kinds of material culture (pot/ brick/ stone tool) and ROUGHLY place them chronologically (Roman/ Medieval/ Post-Medieval/ from outer space)
14) how to take environmental samples for different types of analysis (bulk for botanics/ charcoal for C14 etc.) and from where
15) use of common/ standardized language when filling in context sheets
f) the origins of deposits (erosion, floor, fluvial, aeolian etc.)
11) how to set up photographic scale & board, what's supposed to be in a photograph and what not (random buckets, tools, feet), and how to take a picture that isn't blurred, over- or under-exposed
12) lay out a site grid either by tapes, right angle prism, and/ or total station
13) be able to identify different kinds of material culture (pot/ brick/ stone tool) and ROUGHLY place them chronologically (Roman/ Medieval/ Post-Medieval/ from outer space)
14) how to take environmental samples for different types of analysis (bulk for botanics/ charcoal for C14 etc.) and from where
15) use of common/ standardized language when filling in context sheets