Unwraping the christmas presents.

This week started with a rainy, windy and cold monday. It rained from 8.30 in the morning until the afternoon. It quickly became impossible to excavate, we fixed that easily by putting makeshift tents over the areas that we were excavating.

Arne taking photos of the western part of the heart, known as structure 31. This is the heart that is inside the hutstructure that I mentioned on September the 11th.

It quickly became nice and cozy in the tents, and the conversations kept our spirits high.

Joen, one of the guys that excavated with us last year joined us for a day of fun in the muck. He had been missing Rönneholm a lot and just could not stay away.

 
 Today on tuesday, the bog greated us with a warm smile and sunshine. We started to excavate the stakes. I´ve been waiting like a kid waiting for the christmas presents, to excavate these mesolithic stakes. It´s such a special feeling to unwrap a wooden stake that could be as old as 7000-8000 years old. I will probably never get the opportunity, to do this on any other site in my whole life again. The best part is getting to the bottom of the stake, to see if it´s been sharpened or not.

Paul excavating a wooden stake.

The wooden stake (sharpened).

A closer look at the stake. Notice how well preserved the bark is.