I just wish they got more recognition for their work. They do hard things over long periods of time and barely get a headline... which is good that their finds aren't oversensationalized, but, I think they themselves need more direct acknowledgement.
That's a big problem in society these days. People who do solid work in the background get no recognition. Science can't work if nobody is willing to produce the data other people can work with.
That's exactly the point. If you can figure out how to automate the job come back with a solution. But until then give them respect. They do difficult that can't be automated so far.
I met a guy who used to work for the forest service around where I live. His job was to head to surveyed forestry sites (i.e. potential future logging camps and what not) and draw pictures of all the archaeological artifacts. He was eventually replaced by a camera.
