Today we were in a room joining up with the room we had been digging in all last week. This room is thought to be some kind of meeting room.
This room was already partially excavated from last year. Our job was to finish leveling the soil material down to the floor level. By the end of the day, the job was nearly done. It should not take us much longer tomorrow. Today we also made some rare finds. Glen found the remains of many pots; some pots shattered in piles so we have some hope to reconstruct them. Linda found a fully intact oil lamp. This is the first full intact oil lamp we have found this season on Hippos.
Today, to my enjoyment, I was given the opportunity to learn the art of Mosaic reconstruction. This was truly an experience. It is quite the job. With the floor unlevel, it is hard to get all the pieces to fall in place, while at the same time, searching for a piece that fits and finding the right color which matches the original finished pattern. After doing all that, the gaps are filled with a special mortar. This holds all the Tessera together. Mosaic floors take a great deal of patience.
I reconstructed the right part of this mosaic...
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