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DISPATCH 09:
Our Work Continues
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KOOBI FORA, Kenya
The rain clouds are building to the north and we sent the truck
north to collect the remainder of the sieving sediment from the
Ileret camp. On the way the second rear centre bolt sheared and
so it limped back to camp where we had to drill out the piece
and fix it up with spare parts that had to be brought in from
Nairobi.
After a second attempt to go north the team spent most of the
day trying to get the lorry out of a sandy stretch and so
finally the third attempt was successful and all the sacks are
now back in camp and will be screened in the coming month.
Meanwhile the Ileret Primary School had invited Meave to be the
guest of honour
at their parents day and we flew in for the morning. The
children entertained the parents
with skits and dancing, and
there were some moving words said by members of the community.
The school
is still in desperate need of additional class rooms,
teachers, books, water storage, desks, chairs and staff housing.
These items are part of an even longer wish list. Recent
improvements to the school were made by the Catholic Mission at
Ileret through funds raised by Koobi Fora research project. This
new classroom and hall block has enabled two additional levels
to be taught at the school.
During this final week in the field we had our friend Elizabeth
Gilbert with us who recently published an extraordinary book on
the Masai Broken Spears. While she was with us she spend some
mornings on the beach and found many black fish bones on the
beach which she thought made interesting
art pieces
when
reconstructed into make-believe skeletons in the sand.
Four people are to remain in camp during April. Will change them
over in May and get the entire team back for continued season in
June. Everyone else has been paid off and will travel to Nairobi
at the end of the week in the truck and vehicle. We are due to
return in Early June 2005 with the entire team to begin another
intensive season of search and discovery.
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