Why blog a dig?

Nearly fifty years ago, Sir Mortimer Wheeler wrote: “For those few who are concerned with the cultural setting of the broken mud buildings of Mundigak, there must be many hundreds who prefer such stuff as dreams are made on, particularly when dreamed in an exotic setting described with factual and convincing zest.”
The popularity of Time Team and other archaeology spin-offs, and excavation volunteer programs, demonstrate the general public's on-going appetite for 'living the archaeological dream'. Without that interest, we'd find it much harder to find funding and justify our profession's existence. Dig blogs are merely another way in which to engage with the public in the digital age... without them having to get muddy and wet.

The Sifters and Super Sevens brave the elements