by irons | Aug 7, 2014 | Research Blog
It’s been an exciting week at the northeast temple. We seem to have hit a particularly rich layer: although the soil color and consistency have not changed, in recent days we’ve seen an uptick in exciting finds, including a small amphora, two small lamps,...
by Zoey | Aug 6, 2014 | Research Blog
by dynneson | Aug 6, 2014 | Research Blog
I spent most of week three working with the lovely ladies up at the temple, in the north trench. The north temple trench is formed by two retaining walls that we think were used to protect the temple from alluvium washed down the hill side, and a third wall that...
by tveite | Aug 6, 2014 | Research Blog
This last week my room learned that waking up at 5 in the morning is made significantly less pleasant by using “Heigh-ho” from Disney’s Snow White as your alarm. You may not know this – none of us did – but the song begins with a chorus...
by Zoey | Aug 4, 2014 | Research Blog
Along with digging in the trenches, John Dunne and I have been conducting CURI research learning the best tactics for taking and processing photos in the archaeological field. So far this has included taking photos of coins and using RTI–an imaging...
by redelfs | Aug 4, 2014 | Research Blog
At the beginning of this shorter week, I continued clearing up the fill wall down in the pit (aka the pre-dug trench). The only interesting thing out of there was an amphora handle. Anyway, I finished that early on Wednesday, finally becoming able to see the ground...
