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Finding A Timber Longhouse In A Field
- Patrick walks through finding dark circular post-hole stains in an English field that mark a timber longhouse.
- Pottery sherds and surrounding features let archaeologists date and interpret the settlement's function.
Landscapes Accumulate Many Occupations
- Sites frequently have multiple occupation layers as people reuse landscapes across millennia.
- Urban archaeology is especially complex because one layer builds directly on the next.
Let Funding Define Digging Timelines
- Plan excavation length around funding, time, and available labor rather than romantic ideals.
- Use concentrated labor when possible to speed up fieldwork, as Time Team demonstrates with three-day digs.