Last week some of us placed a friendly bet. The large Basketmaker pithouse that we excavated had a gorgeous bench along three walls, and it became quickly obvious that the entire thing was lined with small postholes. (For reference, here is a good example of a typical Basketmaker pithouse. The layout of our structure was identical to this, only larger.) So, we took wagers as to how many postholes were on the bench. Guesses from the whole crew ranged from 60 to 100, and I put my money down on 78. The actual number? 79! I walked away from work with fifteen whole bucks.
Sadly, the amazing archaeology on Highway 491 has been postponed for at least the next few months. We had budget issues come up that prevented us from continuing until more funding comes through, and since it's starting to get pretty cold up there, we're not likely to start any work back up until sometime next spring. I'm sad to leave just as things were getting really exciting, but I have to say that I'm happy to no longer be working 8 ten-hour days at a time.
I'm currently working on the air force base in Phoenix, with a new schedule of 4 days on, 3 days off. Even though the archaeology is way less interesting (more on that later), this schedule is much more agreeable. It's definitely going to be great to have all of my weekends available for a while, and maybe, just maybe, I can start riding my bike regularly again! In the meantime, I'm adjusting to the roar of fighter jets overhead. Damn those things are loud.
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