Today at Gezer included more setup, but also a good amount of digging at the Canaanite gate. Most of it included material left behind by R.A.S. Macalister back in the early 1900s; we collected pottery shards, bones, flints, and even a camel tooth! It was a great day of learning about how to identify these objects and getting into the dirt: shoveling, brushing, sifting and sorting (Also, I may or may not be reverting to third grade and starting a new rock collection...). I am also continuing to learn about ancient architecture and the importance of Gezer.
Brushing dirt off rocks on the gate.
Learning about the gate system.
Our base/sifting tent.
A high view of our site at Tel Gezer!
The area where I worked today.
This is the view from above the area where I was working, near the cave.
The entrance.
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