Hours of hard work went into finishing up the excavation at the Vodapadnaya site this week. Misty and the team got back on the Iskatel and are moving on to some new locations! Learn more by checking out the photos and audio journal below!
James Taylor and Matt Walsh work on drawing a stratigraphic profile map of the eastern wall of Unit 1 at the Vodapadnaya excavation site, while Bre MacInnes looks on and provides geologic clarification of the tephra layers.
James Taylor and Matt Walsh work on drawing a stratigraphic profile map of the eastern wall of Unit 1 at the Vodapadnaya excavation site, while Bre MacInnes looks on and provides geologic clarification of the tephra layers.
Ben Fitzhugh and Valery Shubin take photographs of the cleaned walls at the Vodapadnaya excavation site before it is filled back in with dirt.
Ben Fitzhugh and Valery Shubin take photographs of the cleaned walls at the Vodapadnaya excavation site before it is filled back in with dirt.
Dani Plante, Matt Walsh and Ben Fitzhugh work to line the walls and floor of the Vodapadnaya excavation with a large piece of fish net that was scavenged from the beach. This will protect the side walls from disturbance and help scientists who might return to do further digging find the bottom of this excavation.
Dani Plante, Matt Walsh and Ben Fitzhugh work to line the walls and floor of the Vodapadnaya excavation with a large piece of fish net that was scavenged from the beach. This will protect the side walls from disturbance and help scientists who might return to do further digging find the bottom of this excavation.
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The entire crew works to fill in the Vodapadnaya excavation site with dirt from the pile that was removed from the units now that the excavation is complete.
The entire crew works to fill in the Vodapadnaya excavation site with dirt from the pile that was removed from the units now that the excavation is complete.
The Vodapadnaya excavation site after it has been lined with fish netting and reburied with back dirt. Our work here is done!
The Vodapadnaya excavation site after it has been lined with fish netting and reburied with back dirt. Our work here is done!