It's the end of a rainy second week of the field school. More excavation units were opened and things are starting to progress a little faster now. I spent the day off walking around Courtenay ans visiting the local museum (see page under Field School heading).
My excavation unit is now down to 30cm depth below the surface (we dig in arbitrary 5cm levels that are all carefully recored) amd will probably be reaching the base of the midden soon. Some of the things that have been found including herring, salmon and halibut bone, lots and lots of shell, large mammal (elk and deer) bone including a knee cap and a canine tooth of a small carnivor (most likely a dog).
The next week will likely see the end of the unit I am currently working in, and hopefully more finds that can tell us more about the people who used to live here!
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