more on our day as archeologists

Here are a few more pictures to round out Amanda's commentary on our trip to the Nuvuk dig site.
Loading up the fourwheelers in the morning.






Janet and Amanda bundle up












Learning how to dig holes










Fragile existence-a small patch of plants manages to take hold in the gravel. From the archeologists view point this patch suggests organic remains may be underneath so it will become an important dig site by the end of the day.




The convoy sets off home at the end if the day.
















Perry our bear guard. Most of us also got a wild ride around the point on the back of his four wheeler past the place where they bring all the whale bones ( often a favorite spot for the polar bears) as well as Perry's favorite spot to hunt seals and the place where the salmon pass close to the shore so can be caught with a net strung from the shore.