What we are interested in ... is
> what we dig up. Although many archaeologists would like to think that they
> do 'total data recovery' ... this is really just self-delusion of the
> profession. We recover what we feel is interesting or useful ... which
> definately is not total.
>
> How many times have we not sampled the plowzone? How many times do we dig
> in units larger than a meter by a meter? How many times have we not taken
> float samples of all contexts?
Thought I would point out what many people, I'm sure, have thought of.
Limited time, money, space and understanding of research potentials
burdens almost all projects. Perhaps we should consider discussing
solutions to these more immediate problems. Either through increased
funding or through making current methods more cost effective. Flot
samples and bricks are very expensive to fly around and store!!
Margan Grover