Back when we mapped sites with string and pencils | Archaeology Discoveries

Gray Wood · 2026-02-26T05:05:50.389198+00:00

I was sorting through some boxes and found pictures from my early field work. We used simple tools and took our time with each layer. With all the new tech, I wonder if we miss the slow pace that let us think more?

rowan_kim556mo ago

Wait you used actual string? That's wild lmao.

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shah.barbara6mo ago

Man, developing film felt like real work.

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ivan1766mo ago

Developing film took three hours, which @shah.barbara gets, but that's just insane to me now.

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