#scraparky

Another crucial discipline of field work is meticulous note-taking. The reason for this practice is that the excavation is necessarily destructive, and we'll never have a second chance to document that context. ( 📸:@cci_dave ) #Archaeology #scraparky #BettaBelizeIt #no_ordinary_life #documentaryphotography I think the justification for this practice was most brilliantly summed up by the great @therealadamsavage when he proclaimed, "the difference between science and screwing around, is writing it down!" (at Stann Creek District)

Sorting through the gigabytes of photos from our field season is a lengthy task! Here's one from our first few days: one of our students during our first sketch-mapping workshop. ( 📸:@cci_dave ) #Archaeology #scraparky #BettaBelizeIt #map #no_ordinary_life #documentaryphotography (at Stann Creek District)