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The What, Why, and How of Archaeological Survey
I’m starting a new segment that I’m hoping will detail some of the things archaeologists do and why we do them. Well, that and show off some of my pictures from various digs. The goal is to spread...
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Site Assessment: Where, When, & Why do Archaeologists Dig?
Once we’ve found a site and have located it within a general area, we need to assess it. This means looking around the site for archaeologically relevant finds. The point of this is that...
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Trenches and Grids: How do Archaeologists Dig?
Let’s talk about general excavation strategies. Archaeological excavation consists of trenches, grids or both. If you are working in Cultural Resource Management (CRM) or Contract or Commercial...
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Archaeology 101: What We Find
Dirt. Archaeologists primarily find dirt, dirt, and more dirt. Many people engaging in archaeology for the first time are surprised at how much dirt we move over the course of an excavation, and...
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Stratigraphy: Why do Archaeologists Care about Dirt?
Archaeology wouldn’t be able to do the vast majority of what it does without a solid foundation in stratigraphy and soil layers. Most of the relations between objects, peoples, and eras come from an...
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