July 18, 2001

Today's Goals: Continue taking core samples and continue work on the step trench.

View down to the Tennessee River from the bluff edge to the north of Mound A.

View down to the Tennessee River from the bluff edge to the north of Mound A. This is an extremely steep drop off - about 100 feet.
Coring along the bluff edge.  Coring along the bluff edge. Dr. Glen Doran, Florida State University, preparing to core along the bluff edge to the north of Mound A. View from the top of Mound A.
Screening.  Resting. VIP Dustin worked all day at the screens, and VIP Sarah (who was on site at 6am!) rests near the end of the day.
Excavating. Emily M. Yates gets on the other side of the camera to work on her excavation unit.
Coring a small mound. Preparing for a core at the top of a small mound in the borrow pit area - it turned out to be backfill from the 1933-34 Roberts excavation.
Coring in a small pond.

Coring in a small pond.

A delicate situation: setting up for a core in a small pond in the plaza area.
Collecting the pond core. Glen Doran and Rachel collecting the core from the pond.

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