Archaeology Myth #5: Digging
Archaeologists spend all of their time digging.

Photo: Man Excavating at the Conway Wet Site
Excavation at the Conway Wet Site (45-SK-59).
REALITY
Archaeology is more than a dig. Archaeologists do not spend a lot of time digging. Instead, they spend a lot of time in the laboratory, analyzing and interpreting their finds.

Photo: Archaeologists Doing Laboratory Work at the Burke
Archaeologists doing lab work at the Burke Museum
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