the eye twitching that is. but here is why...... 15 days to go!!!!!!!
I think i have all the personal stuff I need here is what is left on the
General Equipment list: (i have the highlighted stuff)
Canteen/water bottle for personal use
Work gloves
Trowel (preferably Marshalltown (size 4/5) or WHS brands).
Small bag/knapsack for carrying daily equipment
Pocket knife
Sleeping sack/bag (for travel purposes, on the dig we supply sheets/towels)
Camera
ON the still need to do list.....
change some money out...
pack
find some bomb diggity sunscreen (any suggestions)
find some books to read while there (any suggestions)
pick up the last of the stuff on the above list
I know there is more (any suggestions)
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Indiana Jones
They say the biggest let down when people go on their first trip is due to INDIANA JONES (this is very funny but very true people base their whole career path off a movie then are very disappointed), that the thrills in digging and even finding things are different than being chased by natives with poisons dart guns. I feel fairly confident that i don't have unrealistic expectations for this "adventure". I realize the adventure part is going and doing something for the first time NOT trying to stop thief's that are looting antiquities with a whip! I can't wait for the thrills of the trip like ordering tongue by accident, tripping over a huge rock, or even screaming when I see a wild animal! (That being said if Harrison Ford shows up looking like this in Israel and ask me to run away with him I might not come home...)
Sunday, June 13, 2010
25 days to go......
but whose counting...... Here is a picture I found of the dig from last year! I AM SO EXCITED!!!!
What to wear?
The answer is cotton shorts, pants, shirts, jacket, hat. Here was my problem I really don't have that many clothes that fit and those I do have i wasn't looking forward to ruining those so i gave myself a budget of $50 and decided to look in thrift stores. I hit the jackpot!!!
2 pair of pants
2 shorts
1 carpi's
1 Gortex rain jacket
1 cotton floppy hat
Grand total $25.00
(that's right i still have $25 left)
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Things to do in Israel..
This is first and foremost a "work" trip but I hope to have a few days of to do some site seeing. So I started to do some research and realized that the list of places to see is more daunting than the recommend reading list! Here is a top ten sites to see list that I found..... I think I may have time to accomplish one of those....
Float in the Dead Sea
Tour the Old City, Jerusalem (this could take months)
Haggle in the Carmel Market, Tel Aviv
Snorkel or scuba in the Red Sea, Eilat
Visit Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
Stand at the edge of the Ramon Crater
Enjoy a sunset on Tel Aviv beach
Visit the mountain fortress of Masada
Marvel at the Baha’i Gardens in Haifa
Have a night out in the City That Never Sleeps, Tel Aviv
Float in the Dead Sea
Tour the Old City, Jerusalem (this could take months)
Haggle in the Carmel Market, Tel Aviv
Snorkel or scuba in the Red Sea, Eilat
Visit Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
Stand at the edge of the Ramon Crater
Enjoy a sunset on Tel Aviv beach
Visit the mountain fortress of Masada
Marvel at the Baha’i Gardens in Haifa
Have a night out in the City That Never Sleeps, Tel Aviv
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Trowel
I apparently do not know yet the importance of a trowel but since there were very specific instructions on what brand and kind of trowel to buy, details the rest of the items on the "need list" lack, I assume they are very important. So I bought it today and i even did it ONLINE. Jaw drop I know... Here it is and it even came with a holster.. FANCY. Below are the very specific instructions.
Trowel (preferably Marshalltown (size 4/5) or WHS brands). Since these are not available in Israel, try to purchase one for your own use to bring to the excavation. This can be purchased online as well, see: http://www.marshalltown.com/catalog/display_item.asp?edino=11121
BIG WORDS!!!
Holly mentioned that the there were words on the recommended reading list she didn't know well I have to say I was right there with her (so was my spell checker so i don't feel so bad)! So I looked it up and if you know me you know that's what i do I LOVE to look it up!!! I thought just some brief over views might help me remember them.. So I thought I'd throw them on here too!
The Chalcolithic (Ancient Greek: χαλκός khalkos "copper" + Ancient Greek: λίθος lithos "stone") period or Copper Age period, also known as the Eneolithic/Æneolithic (from Latin aeneus "of bronze"), is a phase in the development of human culture in which the use of early metal tools appeared alongside the use of stone tools. The Copper Age in the Middle East and the Caucasus begins in the late 5th millennium BC and lasts for about a millennium before it gives rise to the Early Bronze Age. Transition from the European Copper Age to Bronze Age Europe occurs about a millennium later, between the late 4th and the late 3rd millennia BC.
Radiocarbon dating, or carbon dating, is a radiometric dating method that uses the naturally occurring radioisotope carbon-14 (14C) to determine the age of carbonaceous materials up to about 58,000 to 62,000 years
The Chalcolithic (Ancient Greek: χαλκός khalkos "copper" + Ancient Greek: λίθος lithos "stone") period or Copper Age period, also known as the Eneolithic/Æneolithic (from Latin aeneus "of bronze"), is a phase in the development of human culture in which the use of early metal tools appeared alongside the use of stone tools. The Copper Age in the Middle East and the Caucasus begins in the late 5th millennium BC and lasts for about a millennium before it gives rise to the Early Bronze Age. Transition from the European Copper Age to Bronze Age Europe occurs about a millennium later, between the late 4th and the late 3rd millennia BC.
Radiocarbon dating, or carbon dating, is a radiometric dating method that uses the naturally occurring radioisotope carbon-14 (14C) to determine the age of carbonaceous materials up to about 58,000 to 62,000 years
The Levant (pronounced /ləˈvænt/) (Arabic: ash-Shām, also known as المشرق (Mashriq)) describes, traditionally, the Eastern Mediterranean at large, but can be used as a geographical term that denotes a large area in Western Asia formed by the lands bordering the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, roughly bounded on the north by the Taurus Mountains, on the south by the Arabian Desert, and on the west by the Mediterranean Sea, while on the east it extends towards the Zagros Mountains. The Levant includes Lebanon, Israel, Syria, the non-sovereign Palestinian territories, Jordan, and occasionally Cyprus, Sinai, and part of Iraq. The UCL Institute of Archeology describes the Levant as the "crossroads of western Asia, the eastern Mediterranean and northeast Africa" Picture from wikipedia...
(All definitions from wikipedia but verified through other resources to the best of my ability)
Thursday, June 3, 2010
35 days to go.....
Well I figured it out, where in Israel I am going to be!! Thats is a BIG step...
I took a step back and checked out an archaeology textbook and read it this past weekend. It was a basic book and really explained alot. I have a greater understanding of the basics and feel almost ready to try and tackle the recommended reading for the trip. I do have to say my nerves are starting to kick in and i am sure my eye twitch will make an appearance in the next 15 days....
Recommended Background Reading
Burton, M., & Levy, T.E. (2001). The Chalcolithic radiocarbon record and its use in southern Levantine archaeology. Radiocarbon, 43(2), 1–24.
Grigson, C. (1998). Plough and pasture in the early economy of the southern Levant. In Levy, T. E. (Ed.), The archaeology of society in the Holy Land (pp. 245–268). London: Leicester.
Joffe, A.H., Dessel, J.P., & Hallote, R.S. (2001) The 'Gilat woman': female iconography, Chalcolithic cult, and the end of southern Levantine prehistory. Near Eastern Archaeology, 64, 8–23.
Levy, T. E. (1983). The emergence of specialized pastoralism in the southern Levant. World Archaeology, 15, 15–36.
Levy, T. E., Grigson, C., Holl, A., Goldberg, P., Rowan, Y., & Smith, P. (1991a). Subterranean settlement and adaptation in the Negev Desert, c. 4500–3700 BC. National Geographic Research and Exploration, 7(4), 394–413.
Levy, T. E., & Shalev, S. (1989). Prehistoric metalworking in the southern Levant: Archaeometallurgy and social perspectives. World Archaeology, 20, 353–372.
Levy, T. E. (1998). Cult, metallurgy and rank societies – Chalcolithic period (ca. 4500–3500 BCE). In Levy, T. E. (Ed.), The archaeology of society in the Holy Land (pp. 226 – 244). London: Leicester University Press.
Rowan, Y. M. and Golden, J. (2009). The Chalcolithic Period of the Southern Levant: A Synthetic Review. Journal of World Prehistory 22(1): 1-92.
Shalem, D. (2008). The Upper and Lower Galilee in the Late Chalcolithic Period. In Bar, S. (ed.), In the Hill country, and in the Shephelah, and in the Arabah (Joshua 12,8). Studies and Researches Presented to Adam Zertal in the 30th Anniversary of the Manasseh Hill-country Survey. Jerusalem. Pp. 99*-110*.
I took a step back and checked out an archaeology textbook and read it this past weekend. It was a basic book and really explained alot. I have a greater understanding of the basics and feel almost ready to try and tackle the recommended reading for the trip. I do have to say my nerves are starting to kick in and i am sure my eye twitch will make an appearance in the next 15 days....
Recommended Background Reading
Burton, M., & Levy, T.E. (2001). The Chalcolithic radiocarbon record and its use in southern Levantine archaeology. Radiocarbon, 43(2), 1–24.
Grigson, C. (1998). Plough and pasture in the early economy of the southern Levant. In Levy, T. E. (Ed.), The archaeology of society in the Holy Land (pp. 245–268). London: Leicester.
Joffe, A.H., Dessel, J.P., & Hallote, R.S. (2001) The 'Gilat woman': female iconography, Chalcolithic cult, and the end of southern Levantine prehistory. Near Eastern Archaeology, 64, 8–23.
Levy, T. E. (1983). The emergence of specialized pastoralism in the southern Levant. World Archaeology, 15, 15–36.
Levy, T. E., Grigson, C., Holl, A., Goldberg, P., Rowan, Y., & Smith, P. (1991a). Subterranean settlement and adaptation in the Negev Desert, c. 4500–3700 BC. National Geographic Research and Exploration, 7(4), 394–413.
Levy, T. E., & Shalev, S. (1989). Prehistoric metalworking in the southern Levant: Archaeometallurgy and social perspectives. World Archaeology, 20, 353–372.
Levy, T. E. (1998). Cult, metallurgy and rank societies – Chalcolithic period (ca. 4500–3500 BCE). In Levy, T. E. (Ed.), The archaeology of society in the Holy Land (pp. 226 – 244). London: Leicester University Press.
Rowan, Y. M. and Golden, J. (2009). The Chalcolithic Period of the Southern Levant: A Synthetic Review. Journal of World Prehistory 22(1): 1-92.
Shalem, D. (2008). The Upper and Lower Galilee in the Late Chalcolithic Period. In Bar, S. (ed.), In the Hill country, and in the Shephelah, and in the Arabah (Joshua 12,8). Studies and Researches Presented to Adam Zertal in the 30th Anniversary of the Manasseh Hill-country Survey. Jerusalem. Pp. 99*-110*.
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