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Sandpatch said:
What crop are they working?
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No clue.

They are right next to Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge. Right now they're using cannons to keep the wildlife off their property. It's very loud and doesn't appear to be working since the Monk Parakeets are nesting right above the fields.

I did see a parakeet with an Okra, so that maybe one of the items they're picking.
 
Blue439

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Archæologist is a tough job...

Archæologists hard at work on a dig in the city of Lyon, France. In some parts of the city, precautionary excavations have to take place every time an old building is taken down to build a new one, to make sure nothing of interest remains underneath. Those guys —well, those ladies, mostly— were working like slaves on a very hot June 2019 afternoon, and I felt for them...

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Well... for most, that is

This is the way French archæology teams work: the ladies are sweating and hacking away at the hard soil, while the guy watches them thoughtfully, leaning on his shovel for extra comfort. I’m sure you’ve seen roadwork crews using the same methodology... :LOL:

Both photos taken with Nikon Z7, Sigma 135mm, ƒ/1.8 Art lens, FTZ adapter. Handheld.

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Peter7100

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Blue439 said:
Archæologist is a tough job...

Archæologists hard at work on a dig in the city of Lyon, France. In some parts of the city, precautionary excavations have to take place every time an old building is taken down to build a new one, to make sure nothing of interest remains underneath. Those guys —well, those ladies, mostly— were working like slaves on a very hot June 2019 afternoon, and I felt for them...

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Well... for most, that is

This is the way French archæology teams work: the ladies are sweating and hacking away at the hard soil, while the guy watches them thoughtfully, leaning on his shovel for extra comfort. I’m sure you’ve seen roadwork crews using the same methodology... :LOL:

Both photos taken with Nikon Z7, Sigma 135mm, ƒ/1.8 Art lens, FTZ adapter. Handheld.

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Did they find anything interesting?
 
Clovishound

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I've worked as a volunteer on a number of archaeology projects. In those, everyone worked hard. Well, almost everyone. Fortunately, most of them were underwater, so heat was only a factor when on the boat.

I would imagine it would be hard to dig anywhere in a town in Europe without running across a ton of ceramics, glassware, and SMOs (Small Metal Objects). I would love to dive some of the rivers in Europe. I would imagine they are chock full of interesting artifacts. And, no, I wouldn't take anything, just look.
 
Blue439

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Peter7100 said:
Did they find anything interesting?
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That I know not, Peter. It was too hot, I just snapped a humorous instant (I’m sure the guy worked just as hard as the ladies, I just happened to catch him not doing anything for a moment) and sneaked away to the nearest café for a cold drink... :sneaky:

It does seem to me that that wall the lady with the red hair is brushing away at is ancient. She takes great care with her brush, in spite of the very large size of the stones, so I imagine it is valuable, historically. It looks like a Celtic way to assemble stones. I have seen this kind of appareling in Brittany, Scotland and Ireland.

And yes Clovis, you are quite right about all the débris left behind almost anywhere by all the generations that came before us, here in Europe. Italy is much worse, though, they have so much everywhere that’s still to be excavated, inventoried and protected, and of course they don’t have the money to do it... I don’t know about Greece, but I would imagine it is the same.
 
Clovishound

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I remember being in Athens back in the 80s. We were walking down the street and there was a construction site where they were excavating a skeleton. Just another day in Athens.
 
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