Author Archives: Rebecca Phillipps

Final photo for the season!

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Final photo for the season!

Calm before the storm

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Calm before the storm

More rain! :(

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on More rain! :(

“Palms are sweaty, Knees weak, Arms are heavy”

Eminem eloquently describes the first day on the field within this segment. On the first day in question, I held a shovel in my hands. I was ready to deturf the excavation area when I recall another quote; “archaeology is … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on “Palms are sweaty, Knees weak, Arms are heavy”

Life in the field

After six days of hard work I am beginning to understand the amount of sweat and effort that goes into excavation. Although the weather has not been ideal I have had a great time and one of the best things … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Life in the field

Finally some sun!

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Finally some sun!

So much rain

 

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on So much rain

New experiences on field school

Scrape, scrape, scrape. Yet another rock, some more scraping. Obsidian? No wait, this has two serrated edges, in the shape of a triangle… shark tooth! And that was my most interesting find today. I must say it was a bit … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on New experiences on field school

Day 1 time lapse

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Day 1 time lapse

An insight into the world of survey….

Just one year ago, I was a third-year field school student excited to go on my first archaeological dig. Little did I know, I would be returning to the island the following year as part of a research project.  The … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on An insight into the world of survey….