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Thursday, July 19, 2007

...And the dig goes on...

Hello again! There seems to be no end to the amount of interesting objects that Mitzi, Kelli, Helen, and Sam are uncovering. This morning, while the MT Standard photographer/writer was onsite, an alarm clock was uncovered! Although rusty and not entirely intact, the clock was a great find. Just a little later, more clock parts, including many tiny gears, were found buried in a hat. Cool! Several bottles were also uncovered, including a three-sided bottle of sewing machine oil. Mitzi found very large shards of a very large hand-painted bowl, and we saw a few pieces of what appears to be bamboo. Although we didn't have very many visitors today, we had many discoveries.
The lack of visitors may be due to our lack of publicity, but that's all about to change. We've been on the news, and yesterday Hope Stockwell of MT Public Radio came by (we'll have a link to the MTPR broadcast soon!) and the Mai Wah Dig will be featured in the "Big Sky Living" section of the MT Standard this Sunday.
Don't let the wind, heat, rain, etc. keep you away; come visit us! Joining the team are Meghan (artifact washer) and Nicole (artifact documenter.) Come down and say hi!

Tap 'er Light,
Sabrina