Hi everyone, this is the first posting on our trip. I’m still getting the hang of this site, and will update this website more over the next few months. The short list so far: Tallahassee, New Orleans, Austin… Thanks to Emily, Mike, (both of them), Earl, and Old School Bob, and Cathy for a great beginning to our travels! -Carey
Here’s a little taste…
A Day in the [Archeological] Field: Shell Circles and Indian Mounds; Ancient Village sites on the Floridian Panhandle
Archeologist Mike Russo,seen here explaining some features in an Indian Mound in the Florida handle, was kind enough to show us his project on Tyndalle Airforce base. Thanks to a law passed, government agencies are now required to discover and preserve archealogical sites hidden beneath the grid.
Here, another archeologist, Theadra, on Mike Russo’s team, takes survey readings to establish the topography of the site. The team allowed us to volunteer for the afternoon; unfortunately we have no photos of either one of us in action with the machetes, used to clear sightlines for surveying.
