So much more than archaeology...
I have just completed the sixth day of the dig, which means I am almost halfway done. I can't say it's easy, but it definitely is enjoyable. Every now and again I will sit back and take a break from the pick-axe to think, " I am sitting where Romans stood. I am digging in their dirt. I am discovering their pottery, their glass, their tools, their food, and I can look down into a grave and see their bones. This is what I dreamed of. This is what I came for." Before this gets too boring and mushy, I'll just explain exactly what it is that I am doing- and why I am doing it. For years I have been interested in the idea of archaeology and learning more about the past. Only recently have I acted on this, though. A professor of mine planted the idea of doing a field school in my head and once it was there it definitely wasn't leaving. I applied and was accepted for this field school on the island of Menorca (one of the Balearic Islands in Spain- perhaps you've h...