by Erin Featherstone | Aug 3, 2025 | Research Blog
Although I tragically was unable to see the progress the rest of my team made in the final two days of the week, hearing more about the plaster surface that we reached on Wednesday was very interesting. I think that by seeing layers like this– ones that could...
by Ella Hillis | Aug 3, 2025 | Research Blog
The further down we go, the more I find I am ruined by dirt. Everywhere I go I am looking at the dirt. I am thinking of the different colors, how to level it by removing rocks, wondering if that was ceramic or just schist. I close my eyes and I see our unit. On a much...
by Grace Jasinski | Aug 3, 2025 | Research Blog
As the rest of my unit can attest, the hard, packed layer of dirt and the subsequent plaster surface have given us much context, but even more questions (and frustrations, bruises, soreness, and exhaustion). The beginning of the week began with the discovery of a...
by Kyra Andresen | Aug 3, 2025 | Research Blog
I turned 20 this week, and I wouldn’t have expected to be so excited about spending my birthday troweling through dirt, but as we get lower and lower into the unit, every find becomes a little more exciting. Each new discovery is one step closer to puzzling together...
by Chloe Peevey | Aug 3, 2025 | Research Blog
As my (albeit abbreviated) second week on the site came to a close, I still have no clue what’s going on. Given our unit’s lovely wall fall composition, our finds have mostly consisted of dirt, mortar, and rocks. Of course, we retain best practice, slowly...
by Henry Quayle | Aug 3, 2025 | Research Blog
Having seen past the surface levels of the site, my mentality is definitely more alive, for lack of a better word. On the surface, there’s nothing but roots, rocks, and bushes with the single most sharpest leaves I’ve ever had the displeasure of getting in...
