Might be a tidy way to collect flotation samples in dry soil, provided you
start with a clean new bag.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel H. Weiskotten" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:50 PM
Subject: Archaeology Sucks


> During a recent project a volunteer asked me why I was blowing the dirt
and
> dust away instead of using a vacuum cleaner to suck it up and get it out
of
> the way for good.  I replied "because I am too lazy" but I'm sure he
> thought it was because I finally found a use for all that hot air (hold
the
> comments to yourself, please, this is a nice list).
>
> I know of several projects were vacuum cleaners have been used
> suckcessfully in cleaning floors, brickwork, burned timbers, etc., but I
> have never tried it myself.  I bet it works wonders in certain situations,
> and helps with photography, but I can think of a thousand situations that
> would be just asking for trouble.
>
> Have ye fellow listers experimented with vacuum cleaners (in archaeology,
I
> mean!  keep it CLEAN).
>
>         Dan W.
>