The walk takes around one hour one way. The car must be in dependable mechanical condition, but one can't afford to hang onto second car just in case. We also hire a car from the town to run errands for us during the day. A simple round-trip into the nearby village from the dig site takes normally somewhere between an hour and an hour and a half. The 7th Grade class at Grand Haven Christian would like to know approximately how many artifacts are uncovered each day.
Some days are more active than others depending on the occupational level and area being worked.
Typically a museum artifact or object comes out of every area every day. We are currently active in several areas. It is safe to say that we unearth several museum-quality artifacts each day in the field. Last year we registered over 130 artifacts. All of these things stay in Egypt.