After the site grid was completed, the crew removed rocks and topsoil

Excavation of this trench revealed the walls of ancient buildings

Topsoil was removed from the adjacent area and digging began again

Digging in a third trench uncovered more stone structures and artifacts

Features were photographed with rulers and directional (North) markers

This digger uncovered a clay pot just below the surface

The pot was photographed with a reference ruler where it was found

To avoid damaging the pot, the digger switched to smaller tools

Soil was carefully removed so that the pot could be extracted and labeled

Everyone had a tape measure and notebook for recording location of finds

Some workers were assigned to labeling and collecting finds in plastic bags

As excavation progressed, teams were assigned to different trenches

After considerable work, the excavation revealed more structures

This trench uncovered Roman walls and a cobbled path, probably Ottoman

Excavation of this workshop revealed an ancient kiln (see marker stick)

A clay water channel (drainage system?) was found in another workshop

A circular artifact was found in the floor of a building at the Minoan level

It looked like a storage vessel (which were commonly set into floors)