Today we spent the morning in the lab. I brought in some coffee for the class so we were all percolated and ready to learn what was next in store for the field school. Bob discussed the results from the first couple of weeks out in the field and how he was pleased with our findings from our test excavations.
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| Artifact accumulation. |
Bob also went over the expectations for the upcoming weeks, and how to properly excavate in our units. He explained the importance of the pit datum, and how to measure our dimensions accurately. We also learned about level sheets and artifact/inventory forms, and what was required when filling them.
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| The class learning about the joys of level sheets. |
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This week in terms of wildlife people saw some deer, and during the test excavations we were digging under a lot of old tree stumps, where we found some interesting bugs and newts. Also, one group felt the presence of a large shadowy animal. Perhaps a bear, perhaps a Sasquatch.... Regardless, for the end of the week we were on high alert.
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| The day Emma Kimm-Jones met Newt Gingrich. |
Some students discussed their personal projects and how far along they are, or that they are ansty to start (not much classification or artifact documentation can be done until artifacts are found!). Stuart stayed behind after the lab to work on his waste audit, to weigh and document the remains from the past week.
Week 3 ended with beautiful weather, and as always we are keeping our hopes high that it stays for our next week out in the trenches.
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| A shot of the old water reservoir, which is located near the first growth stump where the expensive cook stove was hidden. |
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