VOLUME III, JULY 1999
 
Tools 'o da Trade
By: Kim Maeyama and Alexis Boutin


To be discussed this week: the frequently misunderstood, but well-liked and well-used patichon. Although commonly mistaken for a violent tomahawk, it is only lethal to dirty balks. Forget the whip, if Indiana Jones had been a real archaeologist, he would have had a patichon in his holster. But seriously, patichon is the Hebrew word for "little hammer" and helps the archaeologist perform tasks which require close attention to detail. It can take a variety of shapes, but is usually one foot in length and is often referred to as a baby pick. Mine, the faithful tool of staffer Will Krieger (see Staff Spotlight) is a prime example of the patichon.

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Tureah's Tidbits
By: Bevan Talbott


Tureah will be featuring the ongoing saga "The Long, Long, Long and Hot Days of Our Lives"

Under the steamy sun of the Negev, a plot is unfolding. In the attempt to uncover the secret Persian formula for eternal youth, buried deep beneath the ground at Tel el-Far'ah, a group has come together to dig tirelessly from dawn to dusk until they extract the secret formula. The group, however, is not a united one.

Tammi, the ever color-coordinated leader teamed up with Gunnar, is unaware of his own motives to take the formula for himself and bring it to Germany. She does not know of the network of spies he has planted among the volunteers.

Will, the dashing young Ph.D student and leader of Area 1, is using mind control on his volunteers, brainwashing them to turn against Tammi. His sidekick, Eddie, distracts everyone from Will's evil intentions with his funny antics.


Gunnar with his unsuspecting accomplice, Michael

Martha Risser, Trinity professor and Area 2 supervisor, (appearing non-threatening, she herself being a hard-working staff member) deftly plots to overthrow Tammi. She has infiltrated the dig with her hired guns: Trinity students. She finds her force weakened, however, by those brainwashed in Area 1.

Michael and Dan, Area 2 and 3 leaders, are vaguely aware of the power struggle for ownership of the formula, but try to remain neutral. Yet men are easily led to one side or another…or both.

Who will win, who will survive, who will reach the bottom first? Stay tuned to find out more about the intrigues in the long, long, long and hot days of our lives. Who's to say they will find the formula at all?

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Staff Spotlight
By: Felina Rocha



At a young age while growing up in New Jersey, Will Krieger discovered his love for archaeology: all it took was a simple sandbox. At the age of 15, Will went on a teen tour in Israel that further expanded his horizons. Even though he began his work in philosophy back at Columbia University, his interest in archaeology has long been intertwined. During his long summer breaks from teaching at University of La Verne, California State Polytechnic Pomona and Mt. SAC, he spends time with his trusty patichon, Mine, on the tel. Ever since they met across a crowded supervisor shed at Tel Miqne six years ago, Will still feels like dirt without Mine. (To find out more about the patichon and see a picture of one with our beautiful model, see Tools o da Trade)

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