4th October 2013, 12:18 PM
richard cherrington Wrote:best way to learn about features is to dig them yourself. i have worked in construction quite a bit of the years and what i have seen and done on building sites has been every bit as useful as anything done on an archaeological site.
Too true!
I learned loads about prehistoric/RB ditches/gullies, drainage and the practicalities of digging on the last site.
It was a long running large are excavation. It rained and flooded a lot.
We had to dig many drainage channels by hand to get at the archaeology. Had some experts on site too, ex-ditch diggers.
Learned lots.
Using the water you are draining as a 'level' and as a lubricant to get the nasty clay off your spade/shovel works a treat