3rd May 2006, 05:03 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by monitor lizard
2. stupid amounts of brick and tile and daub
My colleague and I once built a six foot long, two foot deep, five foot high wall in the finds room out of brick 'samples' from an urban site. It only stopped at five foot because there was a shelf in the way.
I agree that there is a need for aplication of sense in such situations. How many samples of the same thing from the same period do you need? Not enough to make a five foot wall, certainly. There is, of course, a lot to be said for holding onto things, but only up to a point. Space may be infinite but finds labs rarely are. If a bit more thought went into what's kept and wahat's discarded at or shortly after the time of excavation, it would make life a lot easier in the future.
I realise that I haven't provided any additional information here, Digger, but I know what you mean and I think a lot of people do.
Peace,
lyi.
"Kick a megalith and it hurts."