10/27/08

Today is monday and as usual was a very short day. We did not dig today but we had younger kids come around and look at our squares. We taught different process of archaeology. Many people think archaeologists just dig holes with shovels. This is completely wrong we use a pick for the hard work, of breaking up and moving dirt quickly. Then once we found what most likely will be a very fragile item we use smaller tools such a a patiche and trowel. These are used for articulating, in which you pull dirt away from the object with out removing it from the ground. The young kids had a lot of fun today and i think it was very beneficial and taught them a lot.