Student Tool Kit
Most excavation and survey equipment will be provided. However if you plan to continue in cultural resources, we suggest obtaining the following items. Starred items are ones that are required for full participation in the field school.
Each student is responsible for providing the following tools:
- Marshalltown Pointing Trowel - 5" x 2”
- Line Level (metal)
- Nylon string (masonry twine)
- Mechanical pencils *
- Sharpies Twin Tip fine/ultra fine
- Stanley Powerlock Tape (¾" x 3m) MUST BE METRIC!*
- Paintbrush ½”
- Work Gloves, heavy duty*
- Plumb Bob
- Compass (e.g. Silva Trekker 420)*
- Scale ruler (such as Alvin Metric 47MTS)
- Clipboard*
- Notebook*
- Metal file (aka Bastard file to sharpen tools)
- Folding Rule (metric)
- Small first aid kit (moleskin, band aids, ointment, pain reliever, Tecanu, TP, etc.)*
- Swiss Army Knife (optional)
- Small handheld root cutters/pruning shears, heavy duty
- A small utility box to store your tool kit that can fit in your backpack