I also learned that pithouses have ramps to get in but some have steps. I went back to digging. I learned that you dig with the side of the trawl and not the point because you might break an artifact, and that you dig in layers and not just holes. This is always, bar none, the best educational field trip of the year for my students. I observed that this sight would of been an Hohokam sight because of the designs and colors on the pottery.
Excavation is a lot of fun.
I liked using the little shovel and the brush. I also liked carrying the artifacts to the sand sifter in the bucket and putting them in the bag .I recorded the features. At first I did not now I know how archaeologists record. The features in my point of view were my favorite because they were big. I liked the hearth which was where the fire was kept Thank you for letting me observe the features and the art.