Hi, I'm Gaye Nayton. I run an historical archaeological consultancy in
Western Australia and also work part time as a local government heritage
officer.
Dirtiest moment would have to be excavating a Loco Shed. My assistent and I
were black with coal dust from head to toe, and facing 4 hour drive back to
Perth like that, until the local hotel owner came to visit, took one
horridified look and offered showers at the hotel at the end of fieldwork.
You meet the nicest people when doing archaeology.
In WA its very hot, so hat and sunscreen are essential and good work boots.
Rest varys ocording to how much you are willing to expose to sun, insects
and spiky bush. Good tip though: Ladies NEVER wear a light coloured tee
shirt while sieving the bright red dust of the Northwest, you end up with
VERY distinctive red circles, you can guess where : )
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Sewell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 2:33 AM
Subject: Intros
> Hi, I'm Andy Sewell, and I'm a principal investigator for a small
> CRM/architecture firm in Columbus, Ohio. I'm a historical archaeologist
> who
> specializes in industrial archaeology - just wish more of our projects
> actually involved my specialty. Lately I've been up to my armpits in
> Shakers.
>
>
>
> Dirtiest moment: the one that springs to mind was from my field school
> during my master's work at Michigan Technological University, at the Carp
> River Forge in Negaunee, Michigan. I was digging a unit that was mainly
> composed of crushed iron ore and wood charcoal. At the end of the day, I
> looked like someone in a cartoon that just had a stick of dynamite go off
> in
> their face.
>
>
>
> Clothing: steel-toe work boots that cover your ankles, carhartt-type work
> pants, sturdy belt with my Marshalltown trowel sheath and leatherman case,
> any one of my fieldwork sacrificed t-shirts (the ones with permanent dirt
> stains that I can get really dirty), tough but comfortable gloves, and a
> hat
> that shades your ears. That's in good weather of course.
>
>
>
> Andrew R. Sewell, MS, RPA
>
> Principal Investigator
>
> Historical/Industrial Archaeology
>
> Hardlines Design Company
>
> 4608 Indianola Avenue
>
> Columbus, Ohio 43214
>
> ph. (614)-784-8733
>
> fax (614)-784-9336
>
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