Students are learning by day three that archaeology is not always about unearthing ancient treasures and not quite as glamorous as it's portrayed in the cinema. Excavation requires a lot of patience and hard work between finds. From trowelling in the trench, to sieving the soil, and more pot-washing of artefacts, the students carried on working in teams. They also learned about using the level, in order to measure the depth of the site. In the afternoon, they will begin participating in "finds" photography and will also learn about stratigraphy, or how archaeological sites are formed. Students are looking forward to digging down to the next context level and to identifying artefacts from their last two days at the site.
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