No one had ever been on—or even heard of—a dig whose first day was so successful. They had made great progress in uncovering The Wall, as they had dubbed it, and found potsherds and a pot from the Bronze Era. The strongest buzz, however, was about the coins. Everyone hoped analysis would somehow confirm that they were digging in the right place, despite the fact that coin usage was unknown in the time of Sodom and Gomorrah. As dinner wound down, Mordecai banged a spoon on his glass to get everyone’s attention. “Thanks to today’s success, we have the best problem an archaeologist can have: a lot more digging to do. We’ll have to begin starting earlier, to make full use of the daylight. We’ll need to be at the boats by six, so we can be in the water by seven. Does this pose a problem for anyone?” No one said anything. “Good. Then I will see you all here early tomorrow morning. Leave yourself enough time to get to the boats by six.”
