You might be surprised how big the fines can be for a four foot deep hole in the wrong kind of soil. John On Tue, 14 Nov 1995, Mark C. Branstner wrote: > You say that you excavated your barrel feature to a depth of approximately > 1.2 m and then stopped because of concern for OSHA standards ... > > Oh, the humanity! It might cave in and I'd be buried to my belt buckle! > > They just don't make archaeologists like they used to ... > ************************************************************************** [log in to unmask] is: John Floyd State University of New York at Buffalo Undergraduate College and Anthropology Department 220 Talbert Hall 380 MFAC Ellicott Complex Buffalo, NY 14260-1607 Buffalo, NY 14261-0005 VOICE: (716) 645-3479 (716) 645-2414 (try x3479 1st) or -6738 FAX: (716) 645-3482 (716) 645-3808 (try x3482 1st) ***************************************************************************