The first week of excavation has ended at Tel Megiddo, and below are images that illustrate some of the activity from the week. Excavation days begin early. The bus departs our place of residence about 4:30 so that we can be on site by 5:00 a.m., when the sun starts to rise. As seen in the picture below, when we arrive at the Tel, it is still relatively dark, the sun is just peeking over the horizon, and the streetlights are still visible.
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| Megiddo at sunrise |
After a couple of days of preparation, all areas of the Tel were able to commence excavation and the recording and processing of finds, as is visible in the image at right, where one can see the office (table) of Area H and the Area H registrar setting up for the day.
There was also a documentary film crew with us the week. According to the film crew, they are making a documentary about the past and present in Israel. While they were mostly interested in filming the director of the excavation, they appear to have filmed many of those taking part in the excavations at Megiddo. So, if you know someone digging at Megiddo this June, stay tuned for a forthcoming documentary, you may catch of glimpse of them.
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| Documentarians filming |
With serious excavation also came the serious dumping of excavated dirt, and I don't think any area at Megiddo has a more dramatic dump than the one seen below, from which material appears to be dumped directly onto the valley below.
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| dump overlooking the valley |
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