We are in our 6th week of excavation, and there is only one more week

left.  We are focusing on digging the chamber and entrance of the tomb

right now.

In the entrance (dromos), we are digging out some soil that we left next

to the eastern wall (called a "baulk").  We also are planning to give

samples of soil from this area to a geologist.  Sarah and her team are

also clearing soil away from the stones, which blocking the entrance to the

chamber.  They have found some pottery, and even part of a goblet.

In the chamber, there have been some exciting developments.  The soil from

the pit with the figurine was water  sieved. The students found that the dirt contained small bones that might have belonged to a baby or small child.  The bone specialist, Sevi, will look at them later.  This makes sense, since we also found a feeding bottle (a small jug with a spout for drinking) in the same pit. 

We also have found some other pots (jugs and stirrup jars) throughout the chamber.  We hope that we are getting closer to the floor of the chamber because we only have one more week of excavation left.

The weather has been incredibly hot again.  There also has been a problem

of brush fires in the mountains.  Yesterday, ash was falling from

the sky because of a fire to the west of us in Greece.  This kind of

weather makes it hard for us to dig, but everyone has been trying to stay