This morning I was able to recover a nearly complete corrugated pot at a site in the park. It had begun to erode out of a small site from what looks like the floor of a pit/house structure cut into the wall of a dune. We recovered the vessel in-tact and full of sediment. Hopefully I will be able to recover some seeds or organic remains from the sediment. To remove the vessel I excavated around it and with the help of the fossil preparers we wrapped the pot in foil and plaster. We were then able to lift it and sling it in a cargo net for the hike down the mesa and into the truck.

The process ended up taking most of the day. But hopefully we'll be able to get some good information about it.