We’re Digging in the Rain, What a Glorious Feeling…
Yesterday we started to take out all of the dirt that covers our trench. We are not allowed to leave an open pit year to year, so at the end of each season we lay down a tarp over the archaeology and pile dirt on it to the same level as the surrounding soil. Getting the dirt back out after two years was a bit hard to do since it had been compacted by rain and goodness knows what else. There are also two cuts that are about 2.5′ in diameter and about 6′ deep, which are presenting a problem because they are so deep yet narrow. The team was rolling right along until a thunderstorm hit, which made us seek shelter in our storeroom (the building it is in has a lightning rod). After a two hour break due to the weather, we were back to work. Today (Wednesday) is one of our days off, so tomorrow we will finish removing the backfilled soil.
This morning we had an egg-cellent breakfast of eggs, toast, sauteed onions, and juice. Luigi, who owns the bar where we usually get breakfast and lunch, gave us some fresh eggs the other day. I cooked them up on our hotplate and made toast to go along with them. It was a great way to start the day! Since we don’t have a coffee maker (that might change in 2012), Luigi was still able to make money from us anyway this morning with our cappuccini order.
