Is it possible? Thursday is about to begin? It's just 5 am, and we must be on the bus in 20 minutes. And last evening Jonathan (Yonathan) and I stayed up till 10:30 discussing Jewish halakic (sp?) laws (clean and unclean).
My battery recharger is not working through the 220 adapter, so I'm not getting many photos, but here are a couple from our first days. And Oh my! They have been full! What with early morning digs, afternoon and evening lectures, and already one field trip, there's barely time to keep up with everything. We are thoroughly enjoying it, however.
They have assigned Vonnie and me to work in Area E where they have excavated for 8 previous seasons. We are digging down into what is called the Early Bronze period, at the same time as the pyramids were being built. So when we dig up the rim of a pot, as Vonnie did, we think about the fact that it has been buried for around 5,000 years! Before even Abraham! For "newbies" like us, that's impressive.
Our field trip took us to Samson's hometown. And to the town, Beth Shemesh, where the Ark of the Covenant came home, pulled by two cows, after destroying the Philistine idol of Dagon. Most impressive.
Well, I must run. God be with you all.
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Thursday or Wednesday? It's Tuesday evening here - the 8th, you're not a whole extra day ahead of us are you? I thought it was only 10 hours - It can't be Thursday there...You've just been out in the sun too long! ^_^
Congratulations to Mom on the rim of the pot - that's mind boggling!
Heather, indeed it IS Wednesday, not Thursday. I did lose count of which day it was. But it wasn't because of the sun. It was no sleep; no coffee; no tea; and no time before running to the bus. And I, too, thank you for editing the photos. Don't waste your time on it, but if you see any you can improve, please do so.
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