First Few

First Few

Before my homebody self keeps me in bed, I ask myself, “when is the next time you’ll be back [in this country]?” It’s easy to stay given the work we put in our palms, knees, and lower backs each day for five and a half hours—at this point, the sunburns are the least...

Discoveries Begin

Wrapping up our second day on site, I am astounded by all the things we’ve learned and the number of artifacts we’ve already recovered. The ground is full of broken pottery, shells and bones, though not everything is of interest to the archaeologists....
July 1, First Day on Site

July 1, First Day on Site

Having a bird poop on my shirt during introductions in front of the professional Barcelona archeologists was not how I expected the beginning of my day to go. But I quickly stepped back, washed off, and was soon off to the site to explore! I climbed a fence with my...