Sentences with phrase «excavation work at»

The excavation work at the site started after Harmand identified stone tools lying on the sandy surface in 2011.

Not exact matches

These discoveries illustrate the important work that goes on at excavations across Israel every year, and just scratch the surface of what has been found in 2013.

Consider this... a person goes to college, gets a four year degree in archaeology (or some antiquities preservation analog); spends summers sifting through sand and rock and gravel, all the while taking graduate level classes... person eventually obtains the vaunted PhD in archaeology... then works his / her tail off seeking funding for an archeological excavation, with the payoff being more funding, and more opportunities to dig in the dirt... do you think professional archaeologists are looking hard for evidence of the Exodus on a speculative basis... not a chance... they know their PhD buys them nothing more than a job at Tel Aviv Walmart if they don't discover and publish... so they write grants for digs near established sites / communities, and stay employed sifting rock in culturally safe areas... not unless some shepard stumbles upon a rare find in an unexpected place do you get archeological interest and action in remote places... not at all surprising that the pottery and other evidence of the Exodus and other biblical events lie waiting to be discovered... doesn't mean not there... just not found yet...

Let's consider one recent excavation — the work at Sepphoris, Herod Antipas's capital, four miles northwest of Nazareth.

State environmental officials are investigating a whistleblower's report that large drums were discovered at Bethpage Community Park decades ago during excavation work and subsequently reburied.

Bretschneider led the German team from University of Mnster, which worked between 1992 and 2000 at the Euro - Syrian excavations at Tell Beydar, and is now excavating with a Syro - Belgian team in Tell Tweini (ancient Gibala) on the Syrian coast.

The documentation and finds from this excavation campaign form the basis for further scientific work, including in the form of university theses, which will be completed at the Goethe University in the near future.

Pompeii's electronic guide: After 250 years of excavation, archaeologists working at Pompeii have discovered a powerful new tool.

After Stanford's initial find, Stephen J. Godfrey, curator of paleontology at the Calvert Marine Museum, coordinated the excavation of the slab and produced the mold and cast that formed the basis of the scientific work.

«It is nothing short of a catastrophe,» said Michel al - Maqdissi, former head of excavations in Syria's antiquities department in Damascus, who now works at the Louvre in Paris and maintains contacts in Syria.

The timeline works well alongside other Historic England online resources, for example the teaching notes, presentations and activities exploring life in Bronze Age Britain through the exciting story of the recent excavation at Must Farm in Cambridgeshire; and a whole range of images for the period featuring archaeological sites around the country, tools and remains and modern reconstructions of homes and settlements.

Rather than taking a traditional sci - fi approach to that we wanted to look at how that would happen practically, what the ships would look like and with machines that were designed for excavation and construction, demolition and working the land, and what happens when they are turned into instruments of war.»

The title of the show derives from a 1976 article, «The Apotheosis of the Crummy Space,» by Nancy Foote in Artforum, in which Foote celebrated the artistic use of spaces in abandoned buildings; her notion that such rooms in such buildings could be transformed by additions to or changes within them was, at the time, a powerful esthetic for Gordon Matta Clark's excavations of forsaken places in New York City, or by David Wojnarowicz's work a generation later.

NEWS > Artnet News publishes list of most expensive women artists and New York - based Julie Mehretu (at right) ranks No. 5, earning the spot when her 2001 work «Retopistics: A Renegade Excavation» sold for $ 4.6 million at Christie's New Yok in 2013.

She ranks No. 5, earning the spot when her 2001 work «Retopistics: A Renegade Excavation» (above) sold for $ 4.6 million at Christie's New York in 2013.

And the third painting in the series Excavation at Night (1908) though unfortunately over-varnished, particularly damaging for a very dark painting, but at the same time the shiny blackness of large areas of the work served to reinforce the connection I made between Bellows» choice and treatment of this subject and Robert Smithson «s observations on entropy in his 1967 essay «A Tour of the Monuments of Passaic, New Jersey.»

We've also got recommendations on what to see on Saturday and Sunday during gallery hours, including dramatic monochromatic works at OUTLET and a journey of excavation at ART - 3 Gallery.

Just as a ship's crew would «sound for fathoms» in the depths below, each artist presented here is at a deep point of excavation into their own working process.

In the course of these negative excavations a form of auto - interrogation is at work, as Khan's «discoveries» question the ways in which accumulation can both reveal and obscure essence.

As reported by AL.com, the company allowed employees to work in an excavation in order to install new water and sewer lines at a depth of 10 feet without proper cave - in protection.

Upon arriving at his land, he found an excavation team fast at work with an excavator and a couple of Tata trucks waiting in tow to ferry the excavated soil away.

• Proficient in installing underground pipelines for water distribution and waste water collection systems • Well versed in operating power plant equipment under the direction of operational manager • Special talent for repairing, fitting and replacing water taps and valves on main and service lines • Particularly effective in using manual tools including chain saws, chippers and jackhammers • Expert in identifying and fixing pipeline leaks and pressure faults • Profound ability to setup sediment control devices as per directions of the supervisor • Track record of responding timely to customers» utility service calls • Proven skills in cutting, fitting and laying pipes • Well practiced in loading, unloading and driving trucks and other heavy machinery to the worksite safely • Fully capable of maintaining cleanliness and functionality of all tools and equipment • Proficient in inspecting and maintaining water storage tanks and cleaning the yard when necessary • Apt at enforcing proper safety practices and using appropriate PPE and traffic safety materials such as cones, arrow - boards and flagging signs around the worksite • Experienced in determining the locations of gas, telephone, power, water and sewer lines from appropriate sources before excavation • Particularly effective in repairing and replacing defective electricity and gas meters • Excellent manual dexterity and physical stamina along with profound ability to bend, stoop and work in confined spaces • Well versed in reconnecting water and power services after holidays • Proven skills in performing routine grounds keeping, painting, carpentry and plumbing tasks • Skilled in repairing replacing and existing pre-laid pipeline based underground water and gas distribution systems • Efficient in anticipating tools and equipment needed as per the nature of each assignment and loading the same in the company vehicle in a safe manner

• Highly skilled in providing logistic support in erecting structures and performing demolition work • Demonstrated expertise in preparing work sites by clearing worksites by removing debris and hazardous materials • Deeply familiar with reading and interpreting blueprints and building plans to ensure appropriate construction planning • Exceptionally well - versed in installing structures and fixtures including walls, floors and doorframes • Proficient in measuring distances using grade stakes, drive stakes and tight - line stretching procedures • Adept at bolting, nailing, aligning and blocking under forms and structures • Familiar with handle physical work including digging trenches, laying pipes, backfilling excavations and compacting soil • Competent in loading and unloading items and equipment to and from delivery trucks in a safe and efficient manner • Qualified to signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement and adjustment of machinery, equipment and materials • Frist - hand experience in laying down ground rules for workplace and worker safety • Proven ability to apply caulking compounds by hand or with caulking guns • Hands - on experience in sawing lumber, dismantling forms, removing projections and mounting pipe hangers • Special talent for leveling earth to fine grade specifications, in a bid to prepare construction sites

Summary of Qualifications * Participated in an archaeological field school with Washington State University at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site * Exceedingly proficient in research, data collection and management, and field excavation * Very skilled in scientifically analyzing data in field and laboratory environments * Strong military work ethic as evidenced by being awarded Soldier of the Month twice * Maintained a 3...

The project presents several construction challenges: excavation of more than 500,000 cubic yards of earth for a five - level, underground parking structure; demolition of four existing structures; rerouting of major utilities; working around the construction of a rail station at the site; and limited staging areas.