10 May 2007
The excavation is going really well. We have started to find some larger teeth, not all of which I can identify! But, it looks like there are some deer teeth, possibly an artiodactyl canine, some squirrel teeth, a carnivore canine, and a claw. These recent finds have added several species to our overall list, so we probably have over 20 species in the deposit. As of yesterday, the deposit is about 1/2 meter deep and it's getting difficult to excavate. Our next step is to start opening up the deposit so we can continue to go deeper. We'll need to start excavating down along one of the walls to make the pit wider. I'm not sure how all of this will work in such a tight space, but Paula is coming up next week to join me again and we'll come up with a plan!
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