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Hot take: I miss the hands-on mapping from my early digs before tech took over
Everyone talks about how LiDAR and drones make digs better, but I feel we're missing out. Back in my early projects, we spent weeks mapping sites by hand, and you could almost feel the past under your fingers. Now, with all the tech, it's quick, but that slow work gave you a real bond with the site. I get that things change, but let's not toss out the old ways completely.
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julia_chen517mo ago
Just read you spent weeks mapping by hand. That blows my mind. Can't even picture doing that now with how fast the drones work. Must have been so slow. But you're right, that slow time probably made you know every inch. Maybe we do need some of that old slow work to really get a place.
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