I love a good pun. An exhausted core is a piece of rock that has had so many flakes knocked off of it during the process of flint knapping, that it can’t be used for anything else. So, it gets thrown out. And falls asleep (har har).
Tag: lithics
The Dangers of Survey
You wouldn’t think simply walking across the landscape looking for tiny flakes, bits of pottery, and the occasional structure, would be dangerous–well, you’d be wrong. It is surprisingly dangerous. Trees just appear out of NOWHERE!
Jobs in Archaeology: Part 2
As a READ Archaeologist (i.e. a resource advisor to protect stuff during a wildfire), it’s really a race against time and flames to protect vulnerable archaeological sites and artifacts. I’ve watched a historic cabin go up in flames when it was simply too dangerous to protect it. I’ve also recorded lithic scatters with ash raining down on my head and a bulldozer waiting for me to get out of the way to make a massive fire-break. Crazy stuff.
