The first thing you have to do when
returning from a day's work is to take the pottery pail
and cover the pottery with water.
I absolutely loved every minute of my
time in Jordan while digging with Karak Resources
Project.
It is 3:30 and time to wash.
The very first business of every dig
day in each square is to take pictures for photographic
records of daily progress.
I was constantly apologizing to my
supervisor for bumping into him or almost chopping his
fingers off with my trowel.
The main diet that we consistently ate
was chicken and rice, cooked in more ways than you can
imagine. Each day's lunch was special; I never thought I
could get so excited over a different color of rice or a
different array of vegetables.
I watch as everyone slowly comes in
from pouring over their field notebooks or a short nap.
At 5:00am we are in our small school
bus and on the road, if you want to call it a road, for
the ride out to our excavation site.
Each pottery sherd is examined,
identified by date and all diagnostic sherds are
counted. The total number is recorded and all sherds
that are publishable are counted and set aside for
special handling.
