Saturday, 9 July 2016

Only two weeks left

Another week has passed and only two weeks remain for us here in Courtnay. Some very interesting has been found; these include inscribed stone pebbles and cobbles (generally just lines and slightly geometric patterns - a common theme looks like a Christmas tree), bone points that very in length, stone tools and a lot of bone (mainly fish and larger mammal such as deer and elk) that wasnt modified by human activity.
I've started working in a new unit, which is close to some of the previous units. We are thinking the older units may be part of a house feature, and my unit may eventually reveal some post holes (detectable by my rounded changes in sediment colouring) and possibly something to indicate the differences between the inside and outside of the house.
Digging yesterday, I did make an interesting find; the partially crushed skull of a small carnivore, most likely a seal (nick named Floppy). Whatever it may be, we know that the animal was fairly young as not all of its teeth were fully erupted yet. And while the find isnt all the important, it is very interesting for me.
'Flippy the seal' skull

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