definite-human
asked:

Best and worst things to discover at a dig?

chaotic-archaeologist
answered:

Worst is a body that shouldn’t be there.

_Areid

audkitty

Conversely, best is a body that should.

chaotic-archaeologist

Absolute worst case scenario: You find a body that should be there but when you come back it’s gone

theeclectickoalastudent

“Guys?  Where’d she go?”

chaotic-archaeologist

She’s behind you

art-thropologist

Me [beating at the bog body with a shovel]: WE. DIDN’T. TAKE. SITU. PHOTOS. YET. Get back in that hole! You can go for a walk after.

archaeo-geek

The fact that I can picture myself and pretty much all of my archaeologist colleagues grabbing a shovel and doing this last bit just makes it that much funnier.

mia7437

god this has to be one of the dumbest things i spent 5 minutes on but it sprouted fully formed in my brain the second i saw this post

(sorry for quality i’m drawing on a mouse)

imhilien

That episode of Time Team you didn’t see.

spacelizart

You know you fucked up when archaeologists drop their coffee.

Always take photos before you take a break, just in case the dead come back to life and destroy your trench!

chaotic-archaeologist

OH MY GOD