Mount Lowe Archaeological Project

The last few days have been spent clearing brush in the somewhat intense heat as well as setting up two separate project grids on opposing sides of Echo Mountain. Though it is somewhat of a hassle to haul in the total station everyday, it has saved a lot of time by doing a lot of the mapping for me!


The total station in Zone 2.

A number of volunteers have joined the crew in the last few days, including Scott, a local mountain biker and musician who biked up on the trail on Monday and after running into my crew and talking with me, decided to help out! Another volunteer, Emily, has generously donated her time to the project as the dig's official artist. Her artwork will be posted on this website soon. The crew will continue to work hard this week to clear some brush (without removing any of the roots) for the sake of the surface collection and shovel tests.