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fieldwork
/ ˈfiːldˌwɜːk /
noun
- military a temporary structure used in defending or fortifying a place or position
Other Words From
- fieldworker field-worker noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of fieldwork1
Example Sentences
Mr Cole was studying African art at New York’s Columbia University and conducting fieldwork in Nigeria when Murray assigned him to collect artwork from south-eastern Nigeria for the newer museum in Lagos.
“At the same time, colleagues from Denmark, who do a lot of fieldwork in Greenland, received reports of a tsunami that happened in a remote fjord,” explained Dr Hicks.
They also contributed to the development of field sciences, fostered networks of knowledge, and connected the histories of politics, fieldwork, and academic disciplines like archaeology.
Sally Hollingworth, dig leader on the project, said: "It's a unique opportunity for them to be involved in not only the fieldwork and excavation, but also cataloguing and conservation of the finds afterwards."
"As the fieldwork continues in the Mesozoic of Australia, we continue to increase our understanding of how life changed over time. This, to me, is what makes science so exciting," Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich AO said.
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