Wind and Flexibility

I have finally figured out (I think) how to import photos onto this blog. My plan today was to show you the main tent, which is where we have our "morning meeting", come to rest, eat lunch, do the registration of artifacts, and greet guests who come by. Well, here it is:

It was VERY windy this morning, so when we arrived, we found the tent collapsed like this. We tried to figure out how to make it stand up again, to no avail. Finally, we gave up, the others went to their stations, and I worked in the sun. I slopped on the sunscreen and sat, working when I needed to. Fortunately, Tsvika gave me the keys to his car so I could get out of the sun when I got too hot. The breeze was very helpful in keeping the feel of the temperature lower, but after about an hour, I sat in his car. Felt just a bit guilty about being comfortable when everyone else was working in the sun or deep in the tunnel, but hey, I won the lottery on jobs!

We got to the bottom of the tunnel today and uncovered the causeway. What is underneath is undisturbed and at the bottom of the cistern, so we should find some shards that will help date it even more precisely. One of the archaeologists said today that we already know pretty much when it was built - it's the oldest and largest Canaanite cistern ever discovered - but we will also be able to determine when the well quit being used, probably after a siege of the city. This is all very exciting!

Tomorrow we dig, sift, and register -  finally!

"God said to Moses, 'I am the LORD. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty... I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan.' "  Exodus 6:3 and 4

God bless you today!

M.