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My old professor said to always double-check the site grid, and man was he right
I was digging at a site in New Mexico last summer, and we were about to pack up a section. My professor's voice from years ago popped into my head, telling me to re-measure the grid lines before closing a unit. I did, and we found a pottery shard right on the line we'd missed. It shifted the whole interpretation of the area. Anyone else have a simple piece of advice that saved a dig?
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shane_hayes1mo ago
Honestly, how big of a deal was one shard? Seems like maybe you guys just overthought it.
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drew_hart41mo ago
The real problem wasn't the shard itself, it was the trust. If they lied about that one piece, what else did they fake? It's like finding one fake part in a car you just bought. You start questioning the whole engine, the brakes, everything. That doubt ruins the whole project.
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gavin3651mo ago
My buddy @shane_hayes once said the same thing about a missing screw in his deck build. Turned out the whole railing was loose and almost collapsed on his dog. Sometimes one small thing tells you a bigger story.
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