So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye,I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye.I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie. Every ending is a bittersweet moment. When you are doing the job that you love and surrounded with friends it can get sad knowing that the dig season is coming to its end. … Continue reading So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Author: discoveringsafra
Flotation
Archaeological flotation is a technique used to recover tiny artefacts and plant remains from soil samples. This season we finally decided it was about time to collect the soil samples and float them. It was the first time for Safra team members to experience the fun of collecting heaps of fine soil (5 litres) in … Continue reading Flotation
The team
During an archaeological excavation you can learn much about the methods of excavation as well as the history of the place and the region of the site in general. But what you learn the most is about yourself. You learn how to approach new and difficult situations in a new and unknown environment with new … Continue reading The team
Progress
It is funny how almost every day in the field you work as much as you can and seem to progress but then at the end of the week, or even worse at the end of the season you are being asked "that is all you have done? not much of a progress!" To all … Continue reading Progress
The Royal Tank Museum
When you find yourself in Amman there are so many places to visit. Although it may not be the first thing on the list I highly recommend the visit to the Royal Tank Museum. Some find it boring to visit the specialized museums (if you are not so much interested in the topic) but this … Continue reading The Royal Tank Museum
Are archaeologists Hobbits? A glimpse in the field diet
- The best part of the dig is the second breakfast. -What? Second breakfast? Are you Hobbits? -No! Well, in a sense, we are kind of Hobbitses 🙂 perfect juicy refreshing watermelon Most of my friends make fun of my stories about the food at the site. Because most of my stories contain mention of … Continue reading Are archaeologists Hobbits? A glimpse in the field diet
Red Rose City
My last visit to Petra was over a decade ago. I wasn't sure if this year I will finally get a chance to see her again, but luck was on our side. As soon as we had a day off the dig we decided to take a field trip to the south of Jordan. It … Continue reading Red Rose City
Working hard or hardly working
Sometimes when the volunteers come to work at the site they end up asking questions about the quantity of the work they are required to do. By simple observation they often wonder why is it that some people are always walking around with their ipads, measuring tape, paper and pen, cameras and so on. At … Continue reading Working hard or hardly working
Clean up
Beginnings are never easy. I think someone said that. Anyway, in archaeology there are many beginnings: the first season, the first dig, the first morning in the field, the first time you stick the trowel to the ground, the first time you fill in your pottery tag .... Every beginning is different and can be … Continue reading Clean up
Madaba is home
We are here. For the next couple of weeks this city is our home. I love it here.
Archaeology, mostly 