Archaeology

Archaeology is so interesting and living in Orkney I see it every day, could go out to one of our fields and there is an undocumented cairn that nobody outside the family knows about. I could be driving to work one day and go past some standing stones 500-1000 years older than Stonehenge or a settlement older than the pyramids.

All very interesting, just a shame its difficult to make a career out of.

I have a metal detector but have no idea how to use it!

I visit the Shetland Islands to see family and there is always something archaeological going on, I absolutely love it! Orkney is on my list.

Wish I had done Archaeology at university.
 
I visit the Shetland Islands to see family and there is always something archaeological going on, I absolutely love it! Orkney is on my list.

Wish I had done Archaeology at university.
Too late for that now methinks but it’s never too late to become an Alcohologist (!) Down a bottle of whisky and hunt for unknown treasures in your undies around the flat. Give meaning to your drunken stumblings by naming activities as quests; such as Raiders of the Lost Pringles. Porn Crusades IV, that kind of thing.
 
In light of the quite funny programme on the BBC, Detectorists, I was wondering if anyone else likes digging old stuff up.

Way back in the bad old days of my life, I've calmed down a lot now, I studied Ancient History/ Archaeology. My goal in life was to become an Archaeologist. The trouble was I preferred messing around with the ladies of the dig rather than lying in muddy ditches all day and soon gave it up. The history part stayed with me though.

After watching the above programme I realised that I have never been metal detectoring.

Has anyone on here actually done this? Is it good fun? Nothing like the programme? I'm thinking I might take it up but don't have the foggiest about it.

I was an archaeologist for a few years, still keep a very keen interest in neolithic and bronze age Britain. I viewed the whole point of going on a dig as messing around with the ladies.

My missus is constantly telling me to get into metal detecting as a hobby, I'm not convinced I'd stick with it if I did. I suppose it depends on how much early success you have and how you get on with the other detectorists.
 
I was an archaeologist for a few years, still keep a very keen interest in neolithic and bronze age Britain. I viewed the whole point of going on a dig as messing around with the ladies.

My missus is constantly telling me to get into metal detecting as a hobby, I'm not convinced I'd stick with it if I did. I suppose it depends on how much early success you have and how you get on with the other detectorists.


My missus is the same. My interest is late Roman/ Dark Ages. I live in an area with some decent sites plus the family has land in Sussex which is surrounded by Roman roads, villas etc etc but I have never bothered with the detecting. She's always on about it.
 
My missus is the same. My interest is late Roman/ Dark Ages. I live in an area with some decent sites plus the family has land in Sussex which is surrounded by Roman roads, villas etc etc but I have never bothered with the detecting. She's always on about it.
I remember walkind along sections of the Roman Rd in Northants
 
Done a bit on Roman sites in Northumberland. Looks quite easy on TV, but when you stand up after being on your hands and knees for hours you don't half feel it. Would have liked to have been on the dig at Castlefield.
 

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