by Marko Maznic This past weekend, the archaeological team set out to visit Southern Jordan. The majority of us were unsure as to what to expect. We only knew that we were going to visit from Crusader castles, Petra, and…
2017 Season – Second Week on Site
by Ilmar Kanbergs Things have been moving along quite quickly at the site and this week was our first, full 5-day work week. It was a rather busy week of digging in the dirt as well over a thousand large…
2017 Season – First days on site
by Kaitlyn Specht Tuesday July 4th was our first official work day on site. During that day, many of the groups cleared backfill out of previously excavated squares, while others started new squares. New squares have to be laid out…
2017 Season – Arrival and Orientation
by Lucy Hartlieb Over the past few months, I have been looking forward to my upcoming trip to Jordan. I started to prepare by researching, reading, and trying my very best to pack enough supplies to last me for my…