Day 5 of Glunk Dig

Today was another nice day so we once more got to dig. Once again we set to work from where we had left off with Elizabeth continuing to excavate the North East Quad through Level 3. about half way through Level 3, Elizabeth found a large pottery sherd at the edge of the North East Quad and the North West Quad.

After she carefully uncovered that large sherd we had no other significant finds in the North East Quad's level 3 which we ended up calling at 21 inches. I then dug out the South East Quad to the same level but unfortunately did not find much as I did so. That was about all we were able to do today unfortunately.

Day 4 of Digging at Glunk Site

Today was nice and sunny although it was a bit chilly, so we once more got to dig. For once no one was sick. We continued from where we had left off in our pits on Friday. I continued excavating the North West Quad to the bottom of Level 2 and found a brown glass bottle bottom in the process. Elizabeth then took the North East Quad down to the same level and I took down the South East Quad. We finished off our pit with a wall clean-up in the North East Quad and starting to excavate Level 3. We seem to have fallen considerably behind the rest of the group but it doesn't really matter so much.

Muncy Trip

Today, instead of digging we went to visit the Muncy Historical Society and Heritage Park. The Historical Society operated a house museum which we visited first. The house was packed with artifacts from local digs and donations from people and associations in the area. A good deal of their exhibits focused on the canal as it was very important to the area. a lot of what they do deals wight the canal and the locks down at the Heritage Park.

The Heritage Park itself was home to several archeology digs which located the lock master's house, garden, and garbage dump. There is also a well in the park which was associated with the lock master's house which was also excavated. The park itself runs along and includes a part of the old canal and even has a bridge running over the canal itself.

We received a tour from a member of the Muncy Historical Society who talked us through all the exhibits in the house and the Heritage Park.

Afterwards we went to Eder's which is an old ice cream parlor in the area.

Day 3 of Digging at the Glunk Site

Today was once again nice out and thankfully not very muddy (we had been slipping a lot yesterday). It was, however, cloudy and a bit colder out. Once again I was on my own but Professor Van Auken sifted for myself and Dru Keyser which allowed us to dig more than we had yesterday. Both our digging partners were sick today. I was able to finish up the South East Quad today, bringing it down level with the other quads. Form there I proceeded to dig the South West Quad down to the bottom of level 2. Level 2 was determined by a soil change, namely a change from the darker clay of the historic layer to a lighter sandy matrix of the prehistoric layer. In my pit this change occurred around 11-12 inches in depth meaning that level 2 was only a couple of inches down. I was also able to start excavating the North West Quad down through Level 2, but I was forced to stop early as we packed up due to a possibility of rain.

Day 2 of Digging at the Glunk Site

Today we were finally able to get back in the field and do some more digging. Unfortunately, the site was a bit muddy but the pits were dry. I was once again digging in EU17 although, Elizabeth was absent today as she was sick. My pit was down to the bottom of level 1 (10 inches) in all but the South East Quad. Because I was on my own and had to both dig and sift, I was only able to bring the South East Quad down to the bottom of level 1 today. This was also due to the nature of the soil as it was a sort of clay matrix. Once again, because it was only the first level, I found historic artifacts like pieces of brick, glass, nails, and rocks.