Journey to the Center of the Earth

At the beginning of the second week in trench AC1 we found floor. It was a lovely floor, plastered and smoothed and perfect in every way, save for one little confused corner. I say confused because it was having a serious identity crisis. Anyway, circumstances being...

That’ll Do, Pig. That’ll Do.

Swept, shovelled, cleaned and cleared. The trenches are ready for the rainy Turkish winter,  and we walked away from the acropolis for the last time. It was a bittersweet moment, filled with and odd mixture of “job well done, lad,” and “OMYGAWD NO...

Ah Ha!

Over the course of the past few weeks, we have been reading various articles with information about sites, history, and other topics that relate in some way to our own site or serve as a comparison to our own site. The intent of these reading was that we would be able...

Buckets on buckets on buckets

I carried a lot of buckets this week. Up in trench four of the acropolis we are still doing large 20-30 cm passes, as the fill that we are excavating is still very sterile. Hence, we are still going at it with big picks and shovels, and I soon found my place in the...

We Found Something!

In trench 4, we have struggled to find anything of importance. While most other trenches have uncovered interesting features and cool objects, we have remained stuck in the “fill layer”. This is the layer of sterile, fluffy soil blown in by the wind over...

Final Days: Fun, Sun, and …

The last full week has been a lot of fun, and really productive! We moved from trench 2A to 2C, and nearly reached floor by Friday! It’s easier to see the entire building coming together now that the bulk has been taken down and you can get a full view of the...