Archaeology goes hands-free

 Graduate student participating in an archaeological dig.
Archaeology is rapidly maturing as a strongly multidisciplinary field. Traditional methods (digging, excavating, comparing artifacts, manual analysis) are increasingly being supplemented by a variety of modern technological tools.
But during this new phase of evolution, several concerns have been raised over possible damage to artifacts at the time of excavation. To help avoid the risk of losing knowledge permanently, our group at th