By Scott
MacPherson
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July 16, 2012
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| Scott cleaning up his pit |
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| Jordan thinks he found something special! |
The first day of our second
week began today, as well as the melting of the polar caps. Another hot day
here in Niles, but for those of us working on
the archaeological site at Fort
St. Joseph it couldn’t
have been cooler. We arrived this morning to the realization that it had rained
in at least one location in Michigan;
some of us had water in our pits. It was no big deal and actually turned out to
be helpful. After a much needed weekend of rest a few of us realized that we
had contracted poison ivy, some much worse than others. Archaeology is not for
the faint of heart that is for sure and a rabid case of poison ivy is a small
price to pay.
Aside from the oozing lesions and scalding heat, Monday
got off as planned and before noon, we were already discovering cultural
artifacts. We found a piece of lead shot, flakes from the production of stone
tools, wire nails, fire cracked rock and
a couple more pieces of low-fired earthenware produced by
Native-Americans. Today was a great way to start the week with the discoveries we have made thus far and we are eager to get
out there again in the morning.
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| Dr. Nassaney talking with our host Stephanie Layman |
This morning we all reflected on the previous week and
several of us made comments about our thoughts over the weekend and one of the
topics that kept coming up among us was how touched we all are by the way the
community of Niles, Michigan has welcomed us to their town. The level of
genuine kindness and enthusiasm is profound for what we are doing here at the
fort site. The community of Niles
has reason to be proud of their local history and heritage and they do not
hesitate to show that pride. All of us archaeology students from Western Michigan University
and beyond appreciate your kindness and hospitality.
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| Poison Ivy |
Thank You!
3 comments:
I wish I could have been there! Oh well, Wednesday! Sue
I'm jealous, I wish I could have been there, I should have left my poison ivy stuff there. Great job today everybody, I'll see you on Wednesday! Sue
Sounds like you had a great day! I should have left my poison ivy stuff there, I'll bring it back on Wednesday. Wish I could have been there. Sue
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