tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080124.post-1150611361502032172006-06-18T01:01:00.000-05:002006-06-18T01:16:01.523-05:00Here I am on Adak Isand in the Central Aleutians doing archaeology - what fun. I am not used to having the ability to log onto the internet and blog, since we usually are in remote places, but this is quite a civilized island with an infrastructure of roads and buildings left by the Navy and currently used by native Aleuts and others for fish/crab processing out here in the more remote corners of the Bering Sea. Dutch Harbor, made famous by the deadliest catch on the Discovery channel, is far to the east. <br /><br />I am here with Dixie West and the Central Aleutian Archaeological and Paleobiological Project (CAAPP) and we are excavating a site discovered in 1999. Our team includes 3 professional archaeologists, 5 undergraduate students and 2 fishermen who fish these waters who volunteered and are taking there vacation helping us. <br /><br />We have been out 2 days and are already encountering the remains of clams, cockles, mussels, sea lion, seal, and several kinds of fish and birds. and possibly some whale.<br /><br />It is very cold and rainy and I am wearing 3-4 layers of fleece with a top layer of rubber to keep the rain off. It makes it very hard to take notes in the rain.<br /><br />Well, I only have a wee bit of time to write, so I will try again another dayGinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07728141013075952581noreply@blogger.com