Is geology a real science?

One thing I most certainly am not going to do on this blog is sugarcoat things. Don't blame me, blame my idealist parents and their not-so-therapeutic view on reality. Thing is, when on the 2nd of August the two geologist from the National Museum of Wales came, no one was anywhere even closely prepared for a whole day of rock-hunting. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. However, deciding whether a boulder is formed by glacial movements or with tools is not my idea of fun. My personal opinion aside, it was very helpful to have such good specialists on site. Especially with a project like the one we are working on, it is vital to understand how the rocks, forming the still-standing walls of the Brynkir houses came to form a part of the structures. I would love to have a long, interesting story of the way in which my eyes were now opened for the countless possibilities geology provides. In the morning we had an introductory lecture on what geology is and we had the chance to look at different stone samples through a microscope. We went up to the Tower, went in the walled gardens on the Brynkir estate and discussed the Upper and Lower Houses as much as a stone by stone approach was possible. So who am I to say if geology is a science or not. You might say it would be clever to stay on good terms with geologists, because of it's importance to archaeology and so on. I have no objections to that. But excuse me if I prefer digging up trenches...