Bear Clan Day 4

      Upon arrival on the site with good attitudes for the day, Dana immediately told us we had something to be done. Today, we learned the process of using the scope to measure the depth of the holes of digging sites in respect to the surrounding ground level. Following that, measuring the distance from the corners of the hole to the artifacts found. All of this contributes to pin-pointing the exact location of artifacts found in order to gather as much evidence of the ancient "neighborhood" as possible. Having the responsibility of the recorder/draftsman, this gave me a lot to record in my notebook. Next, the clan worked together using math, handy-dandy square rulers, and hammers to correctly expand the digging squares of site 3B. This proved to be a challenge for us to figure out. We helped the 3B group dig some, then were called to duty again. Using the measuring tape, compass, a good eye, and a hammer, the team constructed a professional, archaeological connection with stakes of two dig sites. As depicted in the image included, this took teamwork to be done right. At first, we all honestly wondered what the purpose of spending our time on this was; I thought it would be to improve our understanding and mapping of their village, since some sites were supposed to be houses. After completing this task, Dana let us know multiple times how proud he was of the precision and professionalism of our job well done; I ended up being pretty proud of it, myself. Finally, the bears ended the day by conjoining with another clan to help dig and sift through the dirt. Ending on a positive note, many of us found pottery, drills, and points. We wrapped up in prayer, discussion, and good-byes to Dana and Nana to conclude Day Four of the experience.