With your help, we met our goal to raise $3,000 for the Archaeological Dig at the Cowell Lime Works Historical District. We can't thank you enough for your support.

We are excited to report that the dig is starting this week, and we'll be sure to keep you posted with all the news from the site.

With gratitude,

Frank Perry, the Friends of Cowell Lime Works, and the whole project team

The weather was clear and fine on Saturday, April 5th, the first day of the 2014 archaeological dig at the Cowell Lime Works Historic District. The day began at 9:00 AM reviewing the catalog system for the artifacts to be found at the site, the former location of the largest producer of lime in California.

The team of fourteen UCSC students and teaching assistants, along with Project Director Pat Paramoure, then headed to the hillside to clear brush and prepare the site for excavation work to come. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for some of their finds! For more information, check out the facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-the-Cowell-Lime-Works-Historic-District/343094118437

The archaeological excavation at the Cowell Lime Works Historic District is in full swing and news continues to come in from the site. UCSC student Victoria Sweeney describes a long day of excavating down to a depth of 6", uncovering a few small artifacts and variations in the soil. She remarks with pride, "Our sidewalls looked beautiful." Read her whole report on facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-the-Cowell-Lime-Works-Historic-District/343094118437

Thank you again for your generous support of this project, which is providing UCSC students the opportunity to gain first class experience in archaeology.