Day Twenty

It’s the fourth week of excavation and getting hotter with each passing day. The forecast for Wednesday is calling for a high of 103 degrees. Fortunately, each area has a shade cloth which helps to make the sun and heat a little more bearable.

We said goodbye to our first half volunteers Saturday morning and welcomed a new group of volunteers in the afternoon. We’re in the dirt for three more weeks and there’s lots to do.

Volunteers in Grid 33 discussing an object they found

A Grid 23/24 volunteer holds a piece of pottery found during excavation

Supervisors in Grid 23/24 discuss stratigraphy

Volunteers in Grid 23/24 trace a stone floor in a Roman period building

Doing bookwork in Grid 94