Then and Now

Jonathan said, "If you want shade, dig deeper" and that's what they did. It's amazing how much ground you can clear with a trowel, brush and 7 weeks. This is part of the tower in the fort. As they dug deeper, and eventually found the floor, they uncovered pots and coins. On the north side of this wall they found the skeletons of two camels and part of a human. Who knows why. Maybe the 363AD earthquake. maybe not. That's the thing about archeology, there are never any answers, just more questions.

Among other parts of the dig, there were two more complete human skeletons, glass jars, pottery, coins (more coins than most sites find in years!) jewelry, metal bits, remnants of old seeds, grinding stones and more.

Now, we are done. Every find has been measured, weighed, cataloged and photographed. The trucks are getting washed and being returned. The house is empty. The stove, two refrigerators, all the tools, beds, cook ware and other supplies packed and locked into one room. People are leaving or have already left. It's over. I don't have to boil any more 20 gallon vats of water, or boil two dozen eggs every night. No more pots of soup so heavy I can't carry them.

Time to hit the road.