By Carolyn Howle Photo: Early days at the Cromlech Tumulus in 2015 when we were slowly removing the soil layers that covered the occupation surface. Students at Achill Archaeological Field […]
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Learn more about working in the field at Blackfriary! Units of Investigation and Excavation Cutting with features The feature is our smallest unit of investigation. However, the site is excavated/managed […]
By Samantha Volpe—Groton School ’15 By definition, I guess digging at the site was work. Six hour days, 5 days a week, for 3 weeks: from an outsider’s perspective, this […]
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A Day in the Trenches at the Venus Pompeiana Project by Francesca Patten As I wake up at 6:30 AM in Pompei it feels, in many ways, like I never […]
All vessels depicted in this glossary were unearthed at Zominthos. Amphora (plural, amphorae or amphoras) An amphora is a two-handled vase with a long neck that is narrower than its […]
During the excavation, everyday life is quite tough. We get up early in the morning and ascend Psiloritis; a bit sleepy, to be honest, but ready to conquer the world […]
