Take Care Of Your Feet. If They Don’t Work, You Don’t Work (Or Get Paid)

Archaic Inquiries
Nov 4 · 6 min read

Some of the first advice I usually give new archaeologists is to be good to their feet. This is especially important as rain-and-snow season is upon us.

Archaeologists, hikers, construction workers, or anyone else who spends long periods on their feet exposed to the elements will usually have strong feelings about boots, so it seems an appropriate place to start.

There are generally two schools of thought on work boots: go high end with hopes they’ll last a long time, or go low end…

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Archaic Inquiries

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Cultural Resource Management

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