I was digging a 2x2 m unit...down 2 m...and on one wall...there was a fresh
rodent run...probably about a 50 cm down from the surface.  The little
mousey came to the new "door" (edge) of the hole...looked down below...and
scurried back inside.  My pit partner shoved a wedge of apple from her
lunch in the hole...as a dual purpose door (block)...and a snack.  :o)    I
hated disturbing mice nests (but they didnt 'scare' me)...and even
scorpions.  Encountered about 3 of those while excavating thru adobe melt
one day. Oh boy.

At 06:57 PM 1/2/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Then there was the project where me and my pit buddy hit a mouse nest and
>all the quite little babies and mom and dad mouse spilled out of the
>profile - I was not in the pit at the time, but in split second neither was
>my pardner!
>
>And who says archaeology is no fun!
>
>        Dan W.