tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post991032548405826645..comments2024-03-18T11:38:13.384-02:30Comments on Elfshot: Digging Tent RingsTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11473674521424237610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-3154556739054056412012-09-04T09:42:26.581-02:302012-09-04T09:42:26.581-02:30Yeah, we have a fairly good grasp on the layout of...Yeah, we have a fairly good grasp on the layout of most sites before we start digging because most of the features are visible on the surface. We lay out a north/south line and an east/west line through the middle of each structure using the total station. Usually one person will be responsible for each quadrant. We still dig and record everything in 1 x 1 m squares, but we don't necessarily string each unit individually. <br /><br />The yellow grid is for drawing. It removes the need to measure every rock - you just lay it on the finished unit and draw what you see. I reviewed the drawing grids at the end of last season:<br /><br />http://elfshotgallery.blogspot.ca/2011/09/review-stoney-knoll-1m-drawing-square.htmlTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473674521424237610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-21664622009715951512012-09-03T17:39:18.968-02:302012-09-03T17:39:18.968-02:30Hi Tim,
Really love this blog. Do you use this sty...Hi Tim,<br />Really love this blog. Do you use this style of grid system because of the mostly on-the-surface archaeology up north? Also, that fancy yellow grid - is that for accurate plan view drawings? Coreynoreply@blogger.com