Pace deciphering students. |
A field school taking place near Vancouver, in Western Canada. The focus of the archaeological project is centered around the excavation of an early 20th century Japanese camp in a now heavily forested area of the Seymour River Valley. The field school runs for seven weeks, from May 06 to June 20, 2013. Mondays through Thursdays are usually spent in the field. Fridays are at the Capilano University campus. Blog posts daily Monday to Friday.
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Day 5 - May 10 2013
This morning was spent briefing in the lab, where all students were assigned their personal field projects.
Towards the end of class, Bob discussed the outline for Monday when we will be setting up the equipment at the site. Also, all of the students learned how to determine the measurement of their pace. By walking along a 30 metre measuring tape, and counting the steps while walking the distance, we were able to gauge the how many centimetres per step. Although we have access to more sophiscated equipment, knowing how to approximate distance by knowing your pace comes in quite handy.
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