Dino Digging - Week 1 - 2010

(L - Our tent and headquarters for the duration of the week long dig)


(R - Our dig site - still covered from the prior year's dig)



(L - Our individual dig buckets are laid out ready for our collection)

(R - Our supply cart, with extra supplies)






(L - Starting to dig)

(R - We receive our instructions for the dig)






(L - The dig gets deeper)

(R - We bring in the "big guns" for removal of heavy overburden)





(L - Our group digs, and digs, and digs!!!)


(R - More digging)





(L - For smaller, but still heavy duty digging, we have a small mobile digger, which is more gentle)


(R - The diggers spread out)



(L - Dig, dig and dig some more!!)



(R - After a full day of digging, we enjoy a nice cold beer outside our hut)


(L - The sunsets can be quite beautiful)


(R - We sit down for a large dinner one night)




(L - We transferred to another site to carry out some black soil exploration, where the bones slowly rise to the surface with the passage of time. The bones can be easily picked up on the surface)

(L - A lunch break in the tent)


(L - A digger gently works on a "possible" find)



(R - The grader blade uncovers an interesting object)


(L - Work out here is hard on both man and dog!!)



(R - Our dig team poses for our group photo)