by simonC | Jun 17, 2014 | Secondary Skills
Perhaps one of the most challenging of procedures on any archaeological site is the excavation of Human Remains. Cleaned, photographed, drawn, recorded and carefully lifted, the skeleton is now ready for specialist examination. Always check with a specialist...
by simonC | Jun 17, 2014 | Secondary Skills
Essentially this is the creation of spreadsheets or better still, relational database entries for all the paper records (context, finds, samples etc), with indexed photographs and scanned or digitised plans. Survey data is also checked for consistency – The...
by simonC | Jun 17, 2014 | Secondary Skills
Create a digital dataset and help produce a geo-referenced plan with various shp files layers and metadata. The object is to create a digital dataset that is easily accessible and transferable between specialists and disciplines. The Primary record still remains...
by simonC | Jun 16, 2014 | Secondary Skills
Finds are what helps to date a site and provide an idea of the activities that took place. You should be able to recognise various types of finds and sub types within artefact groups. Select the correct process and organise in a structured way that allows...
by simonC | Jun 16, 2014 | Secondary Skills
Environmental archaeology is the study of our relationship with the environment throughout history, using techniques from biology and geology, but in most cases on site, you will likely be asked to sort samples collected by sieving or flotation. Biological remains are...
by simonC | Jun 16, 2014 | Secondary Skills
Field-walking can be either gridded or transect, you should be able to assist in an organised survey with collected artefacts suitably located, recorded, sorted and cross referenced. The results can then be analysed on a plan or in a GIS program. ...
