First Annual Company Archaeological Dig Day a Great Success!

On Friday November 10th 2006, EnviroSystems held their first annual company-wide dig day in Camp Verde. The event allowed employees previously unfamiliar with actual archaeological work the opportunity to pick up a shovel and help excavate a pit structure. The dig day was open to EnviroSystems staff and their families and members of the Arizona Archaeoogical Society – Yavapai Chapter; volunteers from ages 10 to 80 were in attendance. Organized by Lynn Neal, Senior Archaeologist and EnviroSystems Vice President, the dig yielded many neat artifacts and several clues as to how the structure might have been used. “Organizing an event such as this is a challenge,” said Lynn Neal, “our volunteers stepped up, really helped progress on the dig, and hopefully learned a little more about how archaeologists unearth the past.”

“Pushing a wheelbarrow full of dirt is hard work!” proclaimed Andrea Treptow, one of the youngest volunteers in attendance. After a day of digging, this was a prevailing sentiment. Archaeological work is difficult yet rewarding, as it reveals small pieces of a “puzzle” that gives us a more complete look into the past when the pieces are put together. EnviroSystems’ trained professional archaeologists enjoyed the opportunity to share their work with untrained hands, building camaraderie through hard work and a peek into the less known prehistory of Camp Verde.

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