[back to main page]

 

Here is an online version of article by Richard Jagels that appeared in the Nov/Dec 1997 issue of WoodenBoat.

Wood Can Last 40 Million Years

Our online photo catalog of excavations and restored areas from the 1999 field season.

Here is an assortment of photos from the 1999 field season:

1. Panoramic View of the Fossil Forest Site (looking northeast towards Ellesmere Island).
2. Excavated tree top.
3. Fossil Log from mudstone deposit.
4. Cross section from mudstone deposit log.
5. Branched tree stem.
6. Detail of branches on tree stem.
7. Excavation of ca. 50 cm diameter tree stem.
8. Ground Penetrating Radar survey.
9. Stratigraphic mapping with the Trimble GPS.
10. Typical excavation site.
11. UPENN Field Camp at the Fossil Forest Site.
12. View looking southwest from the “Big Hill”.
13.  Data analysis back at camp.
14.  Dining with the team.