Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Trash talk.
This afternoon I was out at the mission site as a giant trackhoe excavated trash from 1957.
Digging up trash.
Where exactly the edge of the landfill that the City of Tucson put into the remnants of the old mission isn't certain.
September 1957.
I'm there to see if they hit undisturbed areas, and if they do to make sure nothing important is present. The trench will be the location of the new wall surrounding the rebuilt mission.
Loading the trash.
The sun was so shiny and hot today, it certainly didn't feel like winter. The trash is being sent to another landfill where it will probably confuse future archaeologists.
Oscar.
Another guy is watching for hazardous waste. We spent a while talking about our jobs.
Safety first!
The hardhat gets real uncomfortable by the end of the day.
Now I'm going to go make cookies.
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This afternoon I was out at the mission site as a giant trackhoe excavated trash from 1957.
Digging up trash.
Where exactly the edge of the landfill that the City of Tucson put into the remnants of the old mission isn't certain.
September 1957.
I'm there to see if they hit undisturbed areas, and if they do to make sure nothing important is present. The trench will be the location of the new wall surrounding the rebuilt mission.
Loading the trash.
The sun was so shiny and hot today, it certainly didn't feel like winter. The trash is being sent to another landfill where it will probably confuse future archaeologists.
Oscar.
Another guy is watching for hazardous waste. We spent a while talking about our jobs.
Safety first!
The hardhat gets real uncomfortable by the end of the day.
Now I'm going to go make cookies.
