Chopsticks, handkerchiefs, and kippers. To kick off a new field season our archaeologists share some of the gear they won’t leave home without!
“I always have my favorite trowel in the field. This stacked leather handle trowel was given to me by Dr. Kevin Jones when I worked at the Antiquities Section. It has worked on Fremont sites, historic sites, Wyoming house pits, Danger Cave, and at JukeBox Cave.
My favorite field lunch is Crown Prince smoked Kippers.
A really good day is when my favorite field things come together!“
Ron Rood
Principal Investigator
“I always have a different color bandana and rotate them out every day. I have oodles of random bandanas that I always wear in my hair or as a handkerchief. It’s a way to add a little personality to an otherwise very dirty wardrobe.”
Jessica Ericson
GIS Technician
“I always pack disposable/restaurant packs of chopsticks in the field – they are super versatile and can be used for lunches, flagging tape spool, rock finder/prodder, excavation diggy sticks, etc. AND they are biodegradable, so when they are at the end of their use cycle, you can leave them in the field with no worries!”
Damita Engel
General Manager
“I recently have been enjoying this book while going out in the field while working in the Texas Panhandle and western Kansas area. Empire of the Summer Moon is a great book that defines the rich history of the Comanches in the flat plains region (Llano Estacado) where I’ve been spending much of my field season this winter and early spring.”
Cody Anderson
Principal Investigator
“Every time I go out into the field, or visit an archaeological site, or go on a vacation/road trip- I pick up a neat-looking small rock (Making sure of course that it’s not from the actual site or archaeological in any way.) I have rocks displayed all over my office and my home. Heck, I had my dad build me a cubby-style shelf just for rocks. And at the moment there are 4 rocks in my backpack and 2 in my purse! In fact, one of the rocks in my purse is from my very first field school back in 1988.
Whenever I visit an archaeological site or go out for an excavation I bring a small stuffed blue monkey called George. He’s been with me for 20 years and has been all over the US, Mexico, and Belize. During my first season with Metcalf, he was in my backpack the whole season.”
