Your Back Will Thank You: Improving the Ergonomics of Fieldwork

Andrew Clish and Chris Langlois construct new archaeology screens for better ergonomics while doing fieldwork

Field archaeology is a very physical job that is hard on the body.  In particular, digging and screening can contribute to repetitive strain injuries in the back, legs and most often the wrists. We may never be able to keep our field archaeologists completely free from injury, but we can certainly make our work places […]