maanantai 2. elokuuta 2010

First Day of Stone Age Dig

Diggers showed up already before 10 o'clock
The archeological dig begun today in Kisko. Diggers started showing up already half an hour before the official beginning time which was at ten o'clock. The beginning was a bit of a mess, but soon the enthusiastic amateur archeologists were well on their way with digging the spots assigned to them. Because the day was so early coffee and other drinks were served.

Around midday after eating lunch the first archeological findings were done. They were small pieces of rock called quartz splinters that broke away from the quartz when it was being shaped into an item. In Finland quartz splinters are an important  way to find ancient habitations of humans from the Stone Age. Here is a picture of the most interesting quartz splinter that was found by an ambitious archeological hobbyist.
Around the end of the day the digs were about ten centimeters deep. In this picture one of the archeologists Miia Listenmaa is making notes while the diggers continue their work diligently until three o'clock. The other two professional archeologist were leading archeologist Jouko Pukkila and assisting Mikko Helminen. The days spoils were several shards from the Stone Aged human habitation.

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