Most archaeologists/cultural heritage specialists can relate to these situations at one time or another. #WeFeelYourPain
…when you get in the zone. #ICantMoveMyLegs…when the weather network is wrong AGAIN. #30PercentChance #StormsAComin’…when *this* becomes your signature field look. #NotTodayTicks #NotToday…when you should have drawn the profile yesterday. #LetsGoSwimming…when you’re on transit duty all day. #MyBackHurts #INeedAMassage…when your field director says its time for a crew photo. #EverybodyInTheUnit! #YoureOnMyFoot…when it’s time to pull out the sleeveless shirt to even out your summer field tan. #GunShow
…when you are test pitting in mosquito/black fly paradise. #NotTheEyes #PassThatDeet… when washing artifacts all day turns your hands into this. #LabProblems #PrematureAging…when your dog loves maps just as much as you do. #CleoPleaseLetMeWork…when your screen is the only source of shade on site. #DigsWithWolves #ArchaeologyIsAdorable…when your job site doubles as a portal to another world. #CHProblems #GladItsDayTime #Cthulhu…when your condemned study area no longer meets fire code. #OutTheWayWeCameIn…when you’re doing backwoods fieldwork during hunting season. #SafetyFirst #PleaseDontShoot…when your marine archaeological assessment goes wrong. #WherestheFish? #ImOnABoat…when an angry pig makes it hard for you to leave. #CHProblems…when you place your coffee too close to the screen. #SoilLatteToGo…when most of your work involves creepy, dark basements. #CHProblems #HoldItSteady…when your field season starts in April. #AprilShowers #WheresTheDrain?