Archaeology

When most people think about archaeology, the first thing that comes to mind is Indiana Jones being chased through the Temple of Doom by a giant boulder. It would be nice if it were that interesting, but frankly, I'd rather not be crushed.

Instead, I prefer getting dirty; carefully digging a tiny square hole, lifting the dirt out to be sifted one layer at a time and cataloguing every interesting thing I find (if any) until . . . the summer's over, I have found nothing! Then, it's time to cover up the whole kit and hope you can come back next year to do it again!

I know that sounds dull to some people, but every rock, potsherd, nail, and unidentifiable 'what the heck is that?'may one day be the key to understanding a lost culture, people, civilization, or cracking an unreadable language.

And I could be a part of that. How exciting.