Tbh my professor told me to ignore a certain type of pottery shard at my dig site in New Mexico, but I kept one and it turned out to be from a previously unknown trade route.

Honestly, I found this weird, glazed piece that didn't match the local stuff, sent a photo to a specialist on a whim, and now they're dating it to the 14th century, so has anyone else had a hunch about a 'nothing' find that changed the whole project?

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charlie_fisher458d ago

Ever been told to just bag and tag the plain stuff? I had a supervisor call a weird bone fragment "modern trash." Felt off, so I cleaned it up after hours. Turns out it was a carved tool from a way earlier layer than we thought. Sometimes you just have to trust your gut over the field manual.

fisher.diana8d ago

That glazed shard in New Mexico is a perfect example. Makes you wonder how many other sites have a single weird piece everyone was told to ignore.