:This article's about the scientific method. For the military term, see Field fortifications under Fortification. Field work's a general descriptive term for the collection of raw data. The term's mainly used in the natural and social sciences studies, such as in biology, ecology, environmental science, geology, geography, geophysics, paleontology, archaeology, anthropology, ethnomusicology, linguistics, and sociology, although it's also used in other subjects, such as in auditing. It's more tec… (More on Fieldwork)