Yesterday Dave uncovered a beautiful wine jug and part of the palace floor, and today uncovered another amphora. One of the archeologists told Dave he was "a natural," and he really is. He's contributed major skills this week.
I've also been able to at least articulate some of the amphorae, and make myself useful in other ways (like carrying buckets of soil to Dirt Mountain).
Yesterday the team decided to take down an avocado tree next to the site and brought in a tractor to dig out the roots. Next the grad student team (called "The Participants") excavated a large new area and set up a canopy. And...they found a pot!
Assaf exclaimed that in all the 28 years of his career at excavation sites he has never seen a team accomplish what they did--from flat ground to found artifact in one day. Naturally they were resting on their laurels at dinner when the announcement was made.
Dave and I decided to transfer from the Field School to The Participants next day.
So this morning--4:15 a.m.--we were up 'n' at 'em, admired their work then proceeded to unearth at least a dozen more wine jugs before we knocked off at 1 p.m. We're going to stay with the Participants tomorrow, looks like, wash our last round of pottery, dig the last round for the week, then hang out with the archeologists one last time before we head off to Tiberias.
We really felt sore muscles today! After lunch, showers, and Motrin, we took a walk along the Med, sat on the weathered stones, rested, and enjoyed the sound, color and sweet aroma of this ancient sea
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