The Excavation Process: How We Excavate

This video features discussion of the kinds of tools used to excavate at the Cooper's Ferry site. Also, the effect of animal burrowing on archeological deposits and how they are handled during the excavation process is discussed. The infilled tunnels left behind by burrowing animals are called krotovina (sounds like crow-toe-vee-na).

Dr. Loren Davis, Associate Professor,
at Oregon State University and David Sisson, Archeologist, at the BLM Cottonwood Field Office
uncover artifacts that help us understand what life was like for people who occupied the lower Salmon River Canyon thousands of years ago.

[malianlahey]

watching this group of people scratching cultural artifacts out of the ground with breathless care is so heartwarming.

[TallDrinkOfCoffee]

When you're talking about archaeology, the most important tool you saw was the trowel he was using. Specifically it was a marshalltown, considered by most american archaeologists to be the gold standard and, in fact, a status symbol in the field. Those can be purchased online, or in stores like rural king.

[rpederse]

Thank you. I am a brand-new self-teaching archaeology student, and this was very interesting.

[ΜαριλήΜιχαλοπούλου]

I am deeply touched there are archaeologists around the globe who use descent tools :P

[peterkilanga]

...this video is actually well explained and i enjoyed the study... hav a five stars

[digitaltheory]

Great video on pretty basic archaeology methods.

[ourv]

The city of San Francisco has a law that whenever a building is torn down
before construction of the new commences, all work stops & the contractor
has to notify University of California & they send in a team & do a historic
excavation of the site as SF is history rich.

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[Mia-ejlq]

What happens when they dig past the rodent burrows? Just curious this is very interesting

[Altair]

Much more neat than the one I volunteered at

[mindvoice]

In India, Tamil nadu, keeladi village. கீழடி, தமிழ்நாடு.2600years(600BC) old historic tamil civilazation found.its tamil language.more than that 6000 new materials found now in 1/2acrs(50cents) out of 100acrs site, remains not done.excavation research process going on now.they got romen historic things also.its will going to change the history of the world soon.

[ericsgreyhairwisdom]

The first rule of treasure hunting is 1 inch depth = 10 years of history. + / - depending on the soil. What is your experience with this equation?

[bethbartlett]

*What is taught in Archaeology for "the Digger" to protect their Back? How to physically position oneself when digging?*

I would appreciate this information.

[ltkirov]

great video well explained 5 star is there anymore tools tho I'm going to be going to college soon to start archaeology and I'm gathering as much information as possible thanks

[PinkSwiftPenguin]

Where are good places to buy tools? Home depot okay?

[bernd_the_almighty]

"The infilled tunnels left behind by burrowing animals are called krotovina"
I wonder why they use a Russian word for that?

[trentnixon]

when you waiting for Mr Harold's move

[interceptor]

i would to do like that in diggest site in ;)))

[stephanyusai]

The tools you are using are wrong, the trowel is not the right one.