07.23.2008Yesterday evening the team managed to break the diamond shaped rock. It took the good part of the morning to clean off all the debris and earth we had covered it with. At some point the top of the skull was smashed into bits. However, as we cleaned the southern courner where the rock was we found 4 vessels (although we had known about one already). They were stacked on top of each other. It continues to be difficult work to expose the individual (locus9) as is it is in a wet clay matrix. There are some pieces that seem out of place, but I think it is mostly articulated. At B07 we worked on shoveling down through the matrix. They found the other half of the mandible. I am still hoping that it is wash or intrusive.