View of a portion of the primary excavation area from the side of the house, showing work being done in several excavation quadrants.

The Dig Supervisor is reviewing and updating the paperwork associated with artifacts encountered in different quadrants

A different view of the excavations, showing 4 quadrants being excavated; The person at right is bringing artifacts in the pink pan, to be examined and their provenance recorded, by the Dig Supervisor.

A different perspective of the work described in image 03.

Nick Bellantoni (left) checking the provenance records for the pan of artifacts.

Looks like something of interest may have been found in the North East quadrant, requiring more digging.

The Dig Supervisor, or one of his helpers (at center, with the clipboard) continually checks each excavation area to ensure proper procedures are being followed.

Street view of the house whose yard is being examined. The actual location is undisclosed, to discourage unauthorized excavations.

Using string and small bubble-levels to determine the depth of the current excavation area.

Note how neatly and professionally the excavation in the quadrant is proceeding.

None of this is controlled chaos. Any artifact uncovered is the subject of intense interest to the excavators.

Nick Bellantoni goes over some of the fine points of proper archaeological excavations.

Looks like either a coin or a button was unearthed at a depth of 6 inches.

Digging, scraping, screening and recording. Never a dull moment at a dig!

Taking a break: Nick Bellantoni tries out his atlatl technique under the watchful eye of atlatl champion Gary Nolf.

Gary Nolf keeps a close watch on another atlatl trainee.

Something has been uncovered. Now its provenance (location and depth in quadrant) must be determined before it can be removed.