#total stations are my nemesis honestly

ochipi:

Things that upset archaeologists

• Finding new exiting things shortly before deadline
• When the test trench promises skeletons, but there’s none in the actual dig
• When you’ve been cleaning every single crumb, ready to fetch the scales only to see a crow landing in the middle of your hard work
• We are supposed to work through rain, but the camera, drawing paper, chalk- or letter board and podzol don’t handle rain at all
• Total stations or GPS systems that just keep failing no matter what you do.
• Loosing your trowel for the islksl-th time
• When you’re stuck with the bad shovel
• Being tested on your history knowledge by every person ever
• When they forget to order a portable toilet

• Someone stole my pen again
• Actually who are we kidding its an archaeology dig there are no pens ever after 24 hrs
• “its on the context sheet” *the context sheet is illegible*
• When the weather has been fine all day and it starts pouring just as its lunch time
• The test pit walls keep crumbling
• excavate the sand they said. itll be fun they said.
• cLaY iS hELL
• bonus points for when the clay is not the “its natural lets go home” layer
• Where is the camera? i literally just had it? i need to take the photo before someone steps in this
• when you have to use the total station and there is traffic or people between you and where it is set up