Blogs about: Ramat Rachel
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15.08.08 - closing season 4
Day 20 / 20 (100%) Season 4 is over, at least for us volunteers. There’s still a lot of work to be done in analyzing and publishing the findings – but that, at least, is all up to the sta… more →
Ramat Rachel Archaeological Dig
Hi, remember me?
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Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Haven’t updated in a while, I know. The dig barely gave me enough time to sleep, and writing a … more →
15.08.08 - closing season 4
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 20 / 20 (100%) Season 4 is over, at least for us volunteers. There’s still a lot of work … more →
14.08.08 - videos
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 19 / 20 (95%) All areas finished digging halfway through the day. We spent the rest of our work … more →
13.08.08 - day 18
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 18 / 20 (90%) Two more days left. Some of the other areas have already finished; here in C4 we … more →
12.08.08 - the Phoenician alphabet
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 17 / 20 (85%) Since all the words on Ramat Rachel’s famous seal impressions are written in … more →
11.08.08 - day 16
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 16 / 20 (80%) One more week to go. We’re working hard to try and finish up in all the are … more →
08.08.08 - day 15
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 15 / 20 (75%) The third (and so far most exhausting) week of the dig ended today. This was the … more →
06.08.08 - day 13
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 13 / 20 (65%) The dig made the news! Haaretz, Israel’s most respected newspaper, has an a … more →
05.08.08 - day 12
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 12 / 20 (60%) We found another bomb today – thankfully not in my area. This time it was i … more →
04.08.08 - day 11
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 11 / 20 (55%) Sorry about missing Friday’s post. Here are some pictures to make up for it … more →
31.07.08 - day 9
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 9 / 20 (45%) Afternoon silhouettes on this week's summary tour There’s been a lot of p … more →
30.07.08 - day 8
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 8 / 20 (40%) Matt showing off yesterday's pottery haul Pictured are buckets of pottery from … more →
29.07.08 - day 7's ghost walls
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 7 / 20 (35%) Shatil sketching rock positions in area D6 Work in area D6 Slow but steady progress … more →
28.07.08 - opening week 2
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 6 / 20 (30%) Today was the beginning of the second week here at the site. Seven dig members from … more →
25.07.08 - end of week 1
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 5 / 20 (25%) Sunrise over the Arab neighborhoods east of Ramat Rachel Today was a nice day on wh … more →
24.07.08 - day 4
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Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 4 / 20 (20%) Prof. Lipschits in area C4 This rectangle of area C4 has been excavated down to the … more →
23.07.08 - day 3
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 3 / 20 (15%) We made considerable progress today, at least in my area (C4). We went down half a … more →
How to open a new square for excavation
Catherine wrote 1 year ago: Day 2 / 20 (10%) Opening a square in area C4 this morning. Hit ground with pickaxes. Extract pottery … more →
Yes, I am a masochist; why do you ask?
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Catherine wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been busy lately (you may have noticed) and it looks like I’ll be even busier over … more →
