August 21, 2010 – Tour of the Burren – courtesy Claire Connolly

Today we got to have our first day off after working from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for five days in a row. Now that is the normal workday for most adults on earth but excavating is unlike any other job I have ever had. After working for five days in a row I am near certain I can assume everyone on the team was suffering from sleep deprivation, sore muscles and maybe a few too many pints. To read more click here

August 20th 2010 – courtesy of Corinne Kindoll

So a lot of times in life, you wonder why you were put here? Why do you have to work hard? Why does it never seem to amont to much? And then as if by some miracle, you are given the answer to these questions in a single rewarding moment. To read more click here

August 19th courtesy of Sarah Bogart

We left the hostel a bit late but ended up at the site on time. We had a lot of work to do to
finish clearing the layer of context we were working on before teatime! However, with all of us
working hard, we managed in the end.

We were in high spirits this morning, and Corinne Kindoll ended up……To read more click here

18 August 2010 – courtesy of Corinne Kindoll

Woke up around 7 this morning to a rainy, partially cloudy day. Still looking forward to the adventure of going out onto the dig site and actually realizing the progress that is about to happen. Today is a rock moving and troweling day. We’re hoping to see if the gravel in one area is uniform across a larger area, as well as see if any structure appears when we uncover the next layer of our stratigraphy. 
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17 August 2010 – courtesy of Sarah Bogart

Wonderful day today! We all woke up quite early, as Susan didn’t realise we had to use a key to unlock the door to our room. But that was quite all right, as there was sun this morning! It was a lovely change after the off-and-on drizzle yesterday. 
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