(PS- If you checked yesterday’s post before 9:30am
yesterday, check it again, b/c I added a photo).
Today was extremely productive for the block yard. Jonathan
and I were able to get all 300 blocks into the database on our field iPad (yep,
we get an iPad!). We took pictures of everything and now we’re going around
measuring everything. We’ll finish that tomorrow, and then we can start
epigraphy! I’m extremely glad that I brought the knee pads- they make the up
and down, crawling over things and kneeling on top of stones much easier. Even
though I’ve only used them for a day, they were well worth the $15 I spent on
them. I tried to take a picture of how beautiful archaeology makes you, but I
couldn’t figure out how to get it off of the iPad, so I’ll have to try it again
tomorrow.
Today was also the first day that we stayed late. Typically,
work starts at 6am, then we end at 1:30pm and are done for the day (at least on
site; later in the season people will do work on their laptops at home). The
pottery people, however (and now us block yarders) will start staying until
4pm. There’s just too much to do to go home early, alas. So instead of napping
like everyone else, we’re still working.
One of the best parts of our day was that our inspector (who
is the wife of our awesome inspector from last year) made us homemade bassbussa!
Bassbussa is a confection made basically of small pieces of coconut held
together with honey and sugar, then baked. Now, my dear husband is currently
saying, “But you hate coconut!” And he’s not wrong- I do hate coconut. But
there’s something about the coconut in bassbussa that is just tasty! Lindsey
and I are going to a fabulous bakery in Cairo at the end of the season, so I
may have to see if I can get some to bring home for Dan. It will be payment for
him taking care of the house while I’m gone. :)
