1995 TOP SECRET TIP PAGE Although it seems like the main part, the work involved in digging a site is actually only a tiny piece of archaeology. Besides the obvious jobs of clearing, excavating and recording a site, there are many other things to do. All the material and information recovered has to be analyzed. This work is often done by specialists in many fields like botanists, geologists and forensic anthropologists.  Site plans and maps have to be redrawn.  The finds have to be drawn and many of them conserved.  A report must be written up on everything found and what it may mean. The effort involved in all of these things is probably five times more than the actual excavation itself. Archaeologists have to take this into consideration when they calculate the money they will require and the time it will take. Planning for the report is very important because sites that do not get published for people to read is information lost and valuable money wasted. PHEW!! WHAT A LOT OF WORK!! BUT NOW WE CAN SEE HOW IMPORTANT IT ALL IS.   TAKE ME TO 1995!