Chris had gotten through level 4 in the NE and SE quads the day before. There really wasn't much of anything in them.
So we got the NW and SW quads down to 24in. as well. Barely anything came out.
By this time, Dru had gotten down to about 39in., so our attempt to match his depth had been thwarted. So we started Level 5 to get down to match him again. You would think that a 15in. level would be hard to dig through, but it wasn't. It was a very soft and loose sand with occasional clumps of a thick pink material. Basically, you just have to lift out the pink clumps and then you can remove about an inch's worth of sand at a time with one trowel sweep. So it was actually faster to dig than level 2 (which was only 3in. of a thick clay).
Chris completely finished Level 5 in the NE quad. I got about 5in. down on the SE quad before we had to pack up for the day. I would have gotten significantly deeper, but a lot of roots started cropping up. When you clear off sand that quickly, the roots basically have to be chopped after every single time you use the trowel.
Level 5 had lots of buckets when absolutely nothing got caught by the sifter. Only around 10 very tiny objects came out of the NE quad, and none were found in the SE yet.
So we got the NW and SW quads down to 24in. as well. Barely anything came out.
By this time, Dru had gotten down to about 39in., so our attempt to match his depth had been thwarted. So we started Level 5 to get down to match him again. You would think that a 15in. level would be hard to dig through, but it wasn't. It was a very soft and loose sand with occasional clumps of a thick pink material. Basically, you just have to lift out the pink clumps and then you can remove about an inch's worth of sand at a time with one trowel sweep. So it was actually faster to dig than level 2 (which was only 3in. of a thick clay).
Chris working on Level 5 while Dru takes out the wall.
Chris completely finished Level 5 in the NE quad. I got about 5in. down on the SE quad before we had to pack up for the day. I would have gotten significantly deeper, but a lot of roots started cropping up. When you clear off sand that quickly, the roots basically have to be chopped after every single time you use the trowel.
After the wall was completely removed, we found a little alien-face soil stain. Isn't he cute?
Level 5 had lots of buckets when absolutely nothing got caught by the sifter. Only around 10 very tiny objects came out of the NE quad, and none were found in the SE yet.
