It never rains but it pours...literally and figuratively, it would seem, here in wet Surrey. Don't get discouraged: the rain won't last all season and, when it rains in the field, though it gets everything sopping, it makes for more exciting stories when you return home.
The word is out: it won't be long until I'll be heading out into the field, in the rain. And, not too long after the rain is dried out of my tent and the mildew is soaped off my gear, my tools will be oiled and ready to be used in Jordan. I should be heading there in early June with the University of Toronto's Archaeological Field School at Tell Madaba (see link in sidebar) to supervise students and instruct them in archaeological practice, method, and theory. The security forms have been filled out and submitted and, once I get my arrival and departure dates, I'll be bouncing off walls with excitement. Tell Madaba is a wonderful historic site, located not too far from the Dead Sea, the Israeli border, and Biblical Mount Nebo, and has been occuppied consistently for several thousand years. The field school has been going on there for a few years and is very well run. I'm very proud to be a part of the project.
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