Wednesday June 2

This morning when we got to work the air was clear and cool and you could see to the other side of the Sea of Galilee very clearly. The Early Bronze Age area seems to be producing almost all pottery and other items of that date. That pushes us to a level 7. My group is digging in level 3 which is the first century. Level 6 is in the Iron Age in the time of David. We found another skelatin, but this one may be an ancient person since part of it is embedded in a wall. The door knocker which we found yesterday may turn out to be a spir worn on boots for horse ridding. We also found what may be a door post socket, which holds the post that the door turns on. We will see.
We quit after popscicle break and guess what? We rafted down the Jordan River just below our site. I would rate it a 0 to 0.5 for a rapid. But it was fun. Last night's lecture was about the Crusader Era in Israel (1099 to 1249). Since I did not know much about that era I found it very interesting. We will be touring in the South about Jerusalem and the Dead Sea this weekend. More tomorrow.