Three Teams in the Field

Ozymandias

This thread follows the expedition’s divided fieldwork, whose different searches converge when the teams are called to Leopold’s discovery.

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Bearing strength in each event

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Teams Dispatched Teams Dispatched from "Ozymandias". Teams Dispatched A broad survey The archaeologists split into small groups and travel in halftracks toward different suspected settlement areas.

Teams Dispatched from "Ozymandias". Teams Dispatched A broad survey The archaeologists split into small groups and travel in halftracks toward different suspected settlement areas.

Teams Dispatched A broad survey The archaeologists split into small groups and travel in halftracks toward different suspected settlement areas. Parallel efforts The distribution of teams reflects the short research window and the enormous, poorly mapped landscape.

Northward Search Northward Search from "Ozymandias". Northward Search Anderson and Gerhardt Anderson and Gerhardt drive toward another apparent city, hoping to find remnants buried under the sand.

Northward Search from "Ozymandias". Northward Search Anderson and Gerhardt Anderson and Gerhardt drive toward another apparent city, hoping to find remnants buried under the sand.

Northward Search Anderson and Gerhardt Anderson and Gerhardt drive toward another apparent city, hoping to find remnants buried under the sand. Disappointing excavation Their digging produces only a record of foundations and reinforces their fear that the culture has left nothing recoverable.

Southeast Survey Southeast Survey from "Ozymandias". Southeast Survey Another buried settlement A second team searches the hilly southeast, where a substantial city appears to lie under the sand.

Southeast Survey from "Ozymandias". Southeast Survey Another buried settlement A second team searches the hilly southeast, where a substantial city appears to lie under the sand.

Southeast Survey Another buried settlement A second team searches the hilly southeast, where a substantial city appears to lie under the sand. Similar results Its work yields no major archaeological object, keeping the teams’ hopes low until Leopold radios them.

Leopold’s Radio Call Leopold’s Radio Call from "Ozymandias". Leopold’s Radio Call A request to regroup Dr. Leopold reports that he has found something too heavy to manage alone and summons both other teams.

Leopold’s Radio Call from "Ozymandias". Leopold’s Radio Call A request to regroup Dr. Leopold reports that he has found something too heavy to manage alone and summons both other teams.

Leopold’s Radio Call A request to regroup Dr. Leopold reports that he has found something too heavy to manage alone and summons both other teams. Suspense replaces routine The call interrupts their failed searches with the possibility that the day has produced a genuine discovery.

Teams United at the Find Teams United at the Find from "Ozymandias". Teams United at the Find A shared encounter The three groups reach Leopold’s location and see Ozymandias standing partly buried in sand.

Teams United at the Find from "Ozymandias". Teams United at the Find A shared encounter The three groups reach Leopold’s location and see Ozymandias standing partly buried in sand.

Teams United at the Find A shared encounter The three groups reach Leopold’s location and see Ozymandias standing partly buried in sand. Collective attention Their separate searches now converge on a single object that may preserve the history none of them could excavate.

Early on the first day

During the first day’s fieldwork

During the same afternoon

Near the end of the first field day

After dark on the first day