My photo habit at digs uncovered a timeline error

I remember when notes were enough. Last season, a photo caught swapped soil layers, showing the site is from an earlier time. Now I always take pictures.

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hayden_lane7mo ago

Describe how you saw the soil layers were wrong in that photo. What tipped you off? Did the colors or lines look mixed up? Has this made you trust photos more than written notes now? How do you keep all those pictures organized so you can find them later?

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harpery477mo ago

Photos showed me what my notes got wrong.

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anthony1297mo ago

Totally get what you mean. I used to think my field notes were the final word, but a photo last year proved me wrong on a sediment boundary. The color shift was so subtle in person, but the camera caught it clear as day. Hayden_lane's question about organization is key, I just use dated folders on my computer now. It's made me double-check everything with a picture.

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