For my early morning adventure I was instructed to fill in the hole I had spent all day digging.  This was to preserve the cooking basin until next year when it can be properly preserved. 

I also helped protect the mosaics by burying them under tarps and a layer of soil.  The mosaics, like the basin, are fragile and can easily be destroyed by walking on.  

After preserving the mosaics, I moved into a room at the north end of the Church.  While digging, we think we may have found parts of a mosaic floor.  Over the course of my four weeks, I have learned just how important it is to be careful when digging.  Archaeology takes patience!  Once you dig things up they can not be put back.