Happy Easter!

And thank you client for refusing to let us work on Sundays so I can have the day off.  The rest of your project sucks, but today is my silver lining. 

First off - Bias disclaimer: I prefer historic archaeology.

Okay, today when my crew was just about finished our transects, Amber found a piece of historic ceramic, or pottery.  Like this mug it had manganese glaze on one side and a cream  slip on the other, a design which is usually pretty old.  The crew chief hemmed and hawed about recording ( Read more... )

    So, we're driving home from the field and get off at our usual exit.  There, halfway up the exit, a pick-up truck is stopped half on and half off the road.  Being a conscientious driver I slow down to figure out what is going on.  The driver of the truck steps in front of our vehicle.  He asks for a tow rope, which we don't have, and then asks ( Read more... )

Well now, I haven't updated in forever or, you know, a couple of days.  It's much more difficult to remember to write something on my four days, when I  actually get to do something, than on the ten days when I get to sit in a hotel room after work.