Day 18 / 20 (90%)
Two more days left. Some of the other areas have already finished; here in C4 we’re racing to both finish digging our squares and prepare them for the final photography.
The dirt pile in our area is huge – almost a hill in itself.
Bulldozer loading truck with dirt from the C4 dump pile
And now, presenting the most important person at the dig:
Carsten, the equipment supervisor, showing off his container
I haven’t been posting enough pictures of the terrific view of Jerusalem and Bethlehem that we have from the site. Here’s one part of it.
View to the southwest of the site - a monastery and its olive orchard
People from the media are still showing up here at the site. We had a camera crew from Italy in our area yesterday – they interviewed the dig’s one Italian member, who was digging in the square next to mine. (Hopefully the publicity will bring us more Italian volunteers next season!)
