Well I have now been at the field school for three days and I have been having an excellent time. I was just able to get back onto the blog and will and will be doing so for each day I am here. Anyways this is what has happened in the past few days.
After arriving Sunday morning we all went on a hike around the property and were shown the main historical spots and where told about the Graham site which we are now working on. After this we had a few brief talks about the cultures and times we would be studying and were formally introduced to Dr. Storck who would be teaching us flint knapping.
On Monday my group (group A) went to the Graham house site and were assigned excavation units (squares) which are two metres by two metres. My square partner and I found quite a few things such as: the bowl of a spoon, a pearl glass button, and a number of pieces of pottery and a piece of an old jar.
Today we flint knapping with Dr. Storck which was very interesting and fun. It was quite nice to listen to the information that Dr. Storck had to give as it was evident that he had a lot of. Flint knapping is very different from anything that I have ever done also it is very fascinating to imagine the past peoples who have done this very activity; so as to support the family and way of life.
Anyways I am looking forward to getting back to the site tomorrow and seeing what else the Graham’s have left behind.
Cheers
Keane