Tell el-Far'ah - Virtual Tour

Area 1 Excavation Team

Day 5 Photo Tour (Click each image for a larger view.) [Click to Return to Photo Gallery] Today's photo tour gives an in-depth look at Area 1. Area 1 was chosen as an excavation site because 1/2 of the trench area is part of Petrie's original excavation site, while the other 1/2 of the trench is located in an unexcavated area. By verifying Petrie's data, by re-excavating 1/2 of the trench, and continuing to excavate new ground, this team hopes to draw their own conclusions while making Petrie's data relevant to modern archaeology. Area 1 is also our "technology" field. The traditional notebook and graph paper have been replaced with a PalmTop computer and a digital tablet. By developing and testing new tools, we hope to improve archaeological data collection and recording.	A Look at Area 1	Area 1 is Located in a Trench (top down view)	Area 1 - From the Bottom Up
	A Key Component of Area 1 is this Mud Brick Wall. It is believed to be From the Iron Age, and Served as Part of the Main Fortification of the City	Director Tammi Schneider Joins in a Discussion about the Wall	Field Director William Krieger Gets Down and Dirty!
	A Volunteer from Area 1 Working on the Fortification Wall	The Volunteers of Area 1	A Volunteer from Area 1
	Sifting Sand from One of the Squares in Area 1	Volunteer of Area 1	Working on Cleaning Up Around the Wall
	A Volunteer from the First Square in Area 1	A Volunteer from the First Square in Area 1	A Smiling Volunteer in Area 1