Spanish Hill and Our Amazing Discovery.

We started off our day with an amazing meal, cooked by our chef, Barbara. We had donuts and a warm seaweed salad which was just what we needed for our long day to come. When everyone was finished with breakfast, we left on the bus for the archeological dig site. After a short drive we arrived at a big farm, with horses grazing, chickens sifting the grass, and goats wandering about. An older gentleman greeted us, and welcomed us to his home. Once we all settled down, we were given a long lecture from Dr. Conolley about general archaeology, along with his story about finding the Taino site on Spanish Hill. The group was led to the top of a hill, in the center of a pasture. Dr. Conolley showed us the ropes, and before we knew it, we were getting down and dirty, sifting dirt to find shells, bones (of fish), and pottery. The shells that were found had been used as a food supply for the Taino's, the native people of Jamaica, many years ago. Some of the shells that were found had a little hole from the top through the middle. This was believed to be used for jewelry. No one in our group had found any fish bone, but that was all forgotten when the first sight of the bowl was seen.
When I had received the shovel from Matthew, I was ready to fetch some more dirt for my group of three students. While I was digging I had noticed a little bit of darker looking dirt that looked like the pottery had found in our sifters. I started to dust the dirt with my fingers and move it away from the piece of pottery. After a little bit of dusting and being asked to move by my colleagues, students started to gather and look at what I was doing. The pottery I was cleaning with my fingers, started looking bigger and curvier. Once Dr. Conolley saw, he asked me to stop because it could possibly be an intact bowl.
Conveniently, it was time for lunch, yet at the same time it was hard to leave the site for even a second. After lunch, we split into two groups: the archaeology group, and the Orange Valley group. Megan, Emily, Amber, Dr. Quillin, and I all knew it was game time. We drove in the truck to the Spanish Hill and got digging. Megan and I let the pro take over so the job could get done faster. While he was working, Megan and I went chasing after some goats and pigs. Before we knew it, we had captured a baby goat and it was time to go. During dinner, back at home, Dr. Conolley entered with the bowl, Emily by his side. The thought of having found such an old artifact was mind blowing, and will be a memory that will stay with me forever.