Techniques
Excavation techniques include everything from using a mechanical digger to
remove modern foundations and rubble to painstaking excavation work with a
brush and trowel to uncover delicate features or finds.
What do archaeologists look for?
Excavation isn't just about finding artefacts. Most archaeology involves
identifying different layers in the soil which represent past events or
structures, for example where ancient walls and floors have been, or a pit
that has been filled in over time. This evidence is as important as coins
or pottery in working out what a site was and how people used it in the
past. Archaeologists also analyse soil samples for environmental evidence
such as tiny animal bones and pollen which can tell them about the
landscape and climate in the past, or for the remains of fruits and seeds
which provide evidence of people's diet and the economy.
What's happening on site?
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