These are the pictures from the Dig Site at Tal El-Hammam, where a huge group of scouts (along with many others) went to do the Archaeology Merit badge. We spent the whole day there and learned a lot about Archaeology and how fun it can be.
Upon Arriving at the archaeological site, we had a quick tour of the site and some explanation on how to excavate in the best possible way.
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A rare find of a whole pottery jar |
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The banana fields around the site |
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A Huge sink hole right outside of the city walls |
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A picture of all the people who came with us, including moms, dads and girls. |
The scouts then got their own plot of land which they were supposed to excavate, and we worked pretty hard!
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The plot of land we were excavating |
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Some of the girls who came with us on this trip |
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It was a very busy day! |
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An archaeologist teaching some scouts how to sift |
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David working on uncovering some of the walls |
We then had lunch and took another quick tour of
the lower city and some of the guard towers.
After that, we worked a couple more hours, then packed up and drove to a hotel at the dead sea, where we learned how to wash pottery and examine it.
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Packing Up |
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Dr.Collins teaching the scouts how to wash pottery |
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Leaving the pottery out to dry |
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Explanation about how to examine pottery and learn from it |

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