Is finding artefacts often hard? Kloe (12)

It depends on what artefacts you are looking for and where you are looking for them. Some are tiny (like Mesolithic microliths) so we have to sieve the soil to make sure we don’t miss them. Others are just difficult to see – some prehistoric pottery looks exactly like dried mud (or dog biscuits) so when you’re digging in mud it can be difficult to spot. I have found that small children are very good at spotting finds – especially the tiny objects – perhaps because their eyes are better and they are closer to the ground. For me it gets harder as I get older and need glasses – which steam up when it’s raining. Very annoying!