Dig Hungate: removing timbers (12/13)

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A Dig Hungate Update Film, with field archaeologists working on the excavation of an exploratory deep trench in Block H2. One of an ongoing set of videoblog updates from the Hungate site at York.

(Part 12 of 13)

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[thomasuras]

we call them queer bots in the tile business

[Brandtalones]

I always give the queer eye to people working in these conditions without knee protection. With proper knee pads, the damp is kept away and, more to the point, one is able to work with better efficiency.