One, two, three - wake up!

Ok – so I don’t have that much to write about today. It was a pretty laid back day at the dig…well, relatively speaking compared to yesterday. We were not able to totally finish the room though. We ran into a mound of mud and plaster that was extremely difficult to get through. We worked hard chipping away at it and reduced the size immensely. There is now only a small hill that we will completely conquer tomorrow! This room is close to being finished! We are very pleased with what we have done so far and I’m looking forward to see where else I will get to work in the church! Here is a picture of the room and a picture of the hill that will soon be flattened.

Ok, so here’s the thing: Some people might believe that we didn’t finish the room today because we were reportedly “laying down” on the job. This may or may not be true, but what is true is that if we were “sleeping” on the job it was purely for the purpose of archaeology. After breakfast Erin and I wanted to truly getting a feel for and understand the Byzantium use for our room. So we decided to test out the rocks so to speak. Here…I will let you judge for yourself.

Dr. Schuler, when he found us, did say there is a type of archaeology that uses ancient tools to better understand the ancient people. I say we were still on the job! (If only we could have taken naps today…I was tired! But I got to nap today after work, which was lovely! See Brandon, Trevor, Emma, and Eric – big people need their naps too!)

I believe that is all I have for today. I finished just in time to enjoy the Sea of Galilee before pottery cleaning! I pray you all have a wonderful day! May each of you be able to find some rest and enjoy God’s creation wherever you are. Peace!