We are finally done! Our last day excavating was on Thursday. We thankfully got a machine to backfill, so we weren't stuck shovelling for a week. We got to bedrock in five 2x2 metre units, which was about 8 metres below the surface. We didn't find any archaeological material that far down, but it did become clear that the cave floor was formed by wave action. There were little depression where we found sand and lots of fossilized bones of large birds and some mammals. We also reached the back of the cave, which we have been trying to do for 3 seasons now.
So we packed up yesterday and today we are spending our last night in Mexico. Tomorrow we will head for the States and then stay in LA. At that point I will separate from the crew, spend a few days with some friends and then fly home. Hurray! Home. It will be nice to see everyone and get ready for going to work in the Yukon. I won't have e-mail from there, but I will post when I am back in Edmonton.