Weekly Schedule for 2007 Field Season

First Week

  June 7, Thursday Advance team departs from O'hare
  June 8, Friday Advance team arrives in Jordan
  June 13, Wednesday Main group departs from O'Hare
  June 14, Thursday Main group arrives in Jordan
  June 15, Friday Orientation to dig procedures
  June 16, Saturday Open, time to rest
  June 17, Sunday Tour of Madaba Plains Region

Second Week

  June 18, Monday Work begins at dig site
  June 22, Friday End of first week of digging
  June 23, Saturday Open, time to rest
  June 24, Sunday Tour to Sites in Northern Jordan

Third Week

  June 25, Monday Work continues at dig sites
  June 28, Thursday End second week of digging. Bus to Petra
  June 29-30, Friday Saturday Petra Weekend
  July 1, Sunday Return home from Petra

Fourth Week

  July 2, Monday Work continues at dig sites
  July 6, Friday 40th Anniversary Event
  July 7, Saturday Open, time to rest
  July 8, Sunday Tour of Desert Castles and Azraq Sites

Fifth Week

  July 9, Monday Work continues at dig sites
  July 10, Friday End of fourth week of digging.
  July 11, Saturday Open, time to rest
  July 12, Sunday Dig Banquet at Kan Zaman

Sixth Week

  July 13, Monday Work continues at dig sites
  July 20, Friday Work closed down. Begin West Bank Tour
  July 21, Saturday Open, time to rest
  July 22, Sunday Camp cleanup and packing.
Edited 01/19/07 jlc