Beginning of the End: Part 2

By Aaron Kendall, on August 14th, 2010

Area H shown partially finished

The excavation in Area H, which was a continuation of a trench begun two years earlier, proved very fruitful.  It was from this trench that the majority of bones and artifacts were recovered.  As the season began we had hoped to complete this area, getting down through . . . → Read More: Beginning of the End: Part 2

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Beginning of the End: Part 1

By Aaron Kendall, on August 6th, 2010

REU students Kim and Erin seiving

I apologize as it has been awhile since my last update.  As is usually the case, the last week or so on site is very hectic, this season being no different.  Also contributing to the delay has been the fact I’ve been on the road continuously . . . → Read More: Beginning of the End: Part 1

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Dirt, bones, buckets, and smoking pipes…and midges

By Aaron Kendall, on July 6th, 2010

Composite knife – bone and iron

Site update!  We are approximately halfway through the field season here and things are moving along very smoothly.  In Area E, where most of our focus has been, we have excavated down to a context between the 1410 and 1300 tephra layers.  Making it to this . . . → Read More: Dirt, bones, buckets, and smoking pipes…and midges

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Closing out Week 1

By Aaron Kendall, on June 24th, 2010

Veiðivötn 1477 tephra exposed in Area E

Most of our efforts for the past few days have been on Area E, around the house.  With seven people on site we’ve managed to take out a significant amount of soil very quickly, now getting down to the Veiðivötn 1477 tephra, and at the . . . → Read More: Closing out Week 1

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