Here is the Nevada Appeal article about our excavation. in the photo is my partner, my sub-supervisor, and my site supervisor. and yes that is my unit.
day 7. we finished measuring our stratigraphy this morning. it was obnoxious because some of the layers disappeared and others switched places. we then went to town on our feature 4 charcoal and oxidized soil. this feature covers all but the SE corner of our site. we excavated down to level 5 dirt on the NE side. and in the NW quadrant we excavated 10 cm and stopped because once you hit 10 cm on a level you need to get new paperwork and everything. this helps to breakdown where things are and how deep. we mapped in all rocks bigger than a fist. we found a bottle neck, lots of bone (bone found yesterday was from a cow) and more cloth (canvass insulation??)
our unit is now deep enough that excavation has taken on a new method. i have to lay on my stomach now to reach in and dig up dirt. it's not so bad... unless i have to stand up. then i get a terrible headache after having my head down so long.
had more tourists today. the UNR professor over everything we do, Don Hardesty, came today. and here's the exciting bit. my partner and i were knighted today. we are now in charge of our own screening :) this has sped things up a bit. before when we would screen we were not permitted to dump our waste (rocks, pebbles and dirt left after pulling out artifacts) without it being checked by the supervisor or one of the two sub-supervisors. now we decide when we're done and can dump without someone else checking our screens. yay!
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Those people in the newspaper photo are wearing hats. Have you been wearing hats, too?
By the way, you cheer about being invisible, but being noticed would be more helpful to your future employment prospects.
yes i have been wearing a hat. everyday. i've been pulling my hair back too because it was dragging in the dirt. the first thing we do when we arrive is everyone puts on sunscreen. then at lunch we sunscreen again. and i don't see how being in the media has anything to do with getting employment.
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