Well, it's over. Its finally finished! It's a bit shorter than I'd have liked, but it turns out there just isn't that much literature on Wales. It turns out that the forest around the castle where we're digging is pretty much as you'd expect for a forest in South Wales, and the cereal remains are exactly what you'd expect for a 12th century society in South Wales. Excellent. I did find lots of peas though, which was quite exciting given my previous experiments! The results and analysis are fairly huge sections to show all of this, and also show various chronological developments in the castle as it was slowly rebuilt in stone. That's the beauty of doing some form of scientific study - you're sure to find some usable data which you can shoehorn into a pattern and comment upon.
So there's Omnigeek Top Tip (or O.T.T.) number one for all you undergrad Archaeologists out there. If at all possible (and I realise it's much easier in an Arch. Science context) find some excuse to use numbers. For instance, an experimental study, or if possible using data from site records - even better if it's data you've produced yourself. You're always guaranteed to be able to comment, even if the comment is "no discernable pattern". Also you can use graphs, and graphs are pretty...
So now what? Well, job time. I'm supposed to be getting some money from the excavation to continue post excavation work until christmas, but because of everyone's precarious financial situation the details of this are not forthcoming at this time. So it's C.V. circulation time in the streets of Durham, which is fun for everyone involved...
I've found a flat (well... a room in what feels like creaky old College accommodation - more later if I get it) but need an employment reference to get it. Hopefully the excavation director can provide one, but it's all a bit fraught at the moment - I really do not want to lose this room...
So keep your fingers crossed for me everyone!
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