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Day 4 At Last

First off I would like to apologize as we have had a few technical difficulties and I am catching up with the blogs on our break.

Today (Day 4) we were on site for the second time, which was an extreme pleasure. The experience of being on site is completely different from the classroom experience, as it is not entirely like anything else I have ever done. 

Throughout the day my square partner and I were mainly focused on screening as much dirt as possible so as to get down into the deeper layers by Friday. Today's find was not a glass button but a copious amounts of nails and fragments of pottery - such as white ware and course earthern ware.

The camp is divided into two groups. I am a part of group A. Currrently group A is working in eight squares which each have two people working in them. I feel a bit bad as I have a square which is located beneath a rather large tree whose shade I appreciate. In our day we spend approximately 5 hours working on site between 9am - 3:30, with two fifteen minute breaks at 10:30 and 2:30 to rehydrate and an hour long lunch break at twelve. Lunch is a nice break, everyone gets the chance to talk and share about what they have found in their squares, this gives us a great chance to see the big picture beyond our own square and time to get to know one another.

Cheers
Keane
Posted: 15/08/2010 12:24:23 PM by Keane Moulds | with 0 comments


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Boyd Archaeological Field School

Follow Three students over three weeks as they delve into Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian archaeological history. As participants in the Boyd Archaeological Field School, the students get a hands on approach to learning about this important history.

The students will earn a Grade 12 University Prep Credit in Interdisciplinary Studies (IDC4U). For more information on the program, visit the Toronto and Region Conservation website www.trca.on.ca/protect/land/archaeology.

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