Dirty diggers: tales from the archaeological trenches

Fieldwork fun. Incongruous finds ; Everybody hurts sometimes ; Eccentric diggers ; Falling down ; Unpleasant archaeological sights ; Slip-ups -- Excavation encounters. Dealing with the locals ; Men in uniform ; The bear necessities ; More on bones ; The green chair ; Loonies -- Dig dialogues. Intell...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
Beteilige Person: Bahn, Paul G. 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Tidy, Bill (IllustratorIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Walnut Creek, Calif. Left Coast Press 2013
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Zusammenfassung:Fieldwork fun. Incongruous finds ; Everybody hurts sometimes ; Eccentric diggers ; Falling down ; Unpleasant archaeological sights ; Slip-ups -- Excavation encounters. Dealing with the locals ; Men in uniform ; The bear necessities ; More on bones ; The green chair ; Loonies -- Dig dialogues. Intelligent comments ; Stupid questions ; Honest mistakes ; Dishonest mistakes ; Archaeologists are cunning linguists ; Problems with English -- Food and grog and after-effects. Food for thought ; The demon drink ; Don't drink the water! ; Hubble bubble, toilet trouble -- Archaeology after hours. Archaeologists and marriage ; Goings on ; Archaeologists in the raw ; Women and archaeology ; Sex in the field ; The wheeler dealer -- Back at the office. Mummy's boys ; Archaeological theses
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (page 123)
Umfang:125 S. zahlr. Ill. 22 cm
ISBN:9781611329780