Student Blog — A Brief Appreciation Post for Arthur

Mason McCarthy

Arthur may only be a small bee, but he is a hard worker. On May 21st of 2024, Arthur could be found assisting Caroline and myself all morning in our stage 3 1x1m unit, on site BcGn-15. He was a great morale-booster and tried his best in assisting us with digging and removing roots, unfortunately due to his size he was not very efficient. But despite that, he never gave up. He was great company to have in our unit, and we believe that Arthur goes to prove that Archaeology is for anyone who puts their handwork and passion into doing their best.

Arthur the Bee

Another hot one today!

Another hot and humid day today! We had some Stage 3 units to finish in the morning and also continuing the Stage 2 work in the adjoining field. We decamped to the lab for the afternoon and got caught up on all the washing and bagging. Tomorrow should be our last full day of finishing up any outstanding units and getting more analysis completed. Time has flown! Here are a couple snaps from the day.

Esther, Alyssa, Peter and Cameron work on their open Stage 3 units.
Riley and Jax continue work on the farthest back unit in the sumacs.
The Stage 2/3 crew supervised by Brooklynn work on covering the field with test pits!
Amelie and Emily start a Stage 3 unit around an interesting test pit from yesterday.