Tag: Italy

• July 20, 2016

  “Another day, another context”

  The past week has been a bit long. We’ve continued digging our trench and gone more than a meter below the surface. We’ve been moving through a new context every day, each one approximately 20cm thick. In terms of moving soil, that is kind of slow. In terms of doing paperwork and making drawings of…
• July 11, 2016

  “If the context extends to China, then dig a hole to China”

  The past week can be summarized by some sage words from the Apolline Project’s director, Ferdinando: “Well in archaeology, we must dig by following to the end of a context. If this context goes all the way down to China, then we must dig a hole to China.” Remember that never-ending context I talked about…
• July 5, 2016

  “Is This a Rock?”

  Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay in posting. I’ve been a little ill, but I’m feeling better after a week of cold and allergy medicine. Also, I want to give a shoutout to my Fraternity brothers gathering in NYC for the national bi-annual governance conference called the Grand Arch Council. I wish I could be…
• June 17, 2016

  All in a Day’s (or Week’s) Work

  I owe everyone a small apology for being relatively silent this past week. It has been filled with challenges paired with rewards and motivations; not the least of which has been limited internet access and over 90°F heat throughout the workday. I felt like Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty hiking through…
• June 10, 2016

  The Field Season Commences (kind of)!

  This week,the team of students and archaeologists (myself included) from the Apolline Project commenced their first activities in the field for this summer. Work-wise, it was a fairly mild week due to permit delays for our excavation in Pollena; we spent most of our time shuffling through the ever-important excavation documentation from the lastseason to assist in…
• June 2, 2016

  Arriving in Pollena

  Yesterday, I made my way to the first project I will be participating in this summer, the Apolline Project, located outside of Naples, Italy (specifically, the town of Pollena Trocchia). I flew with Meridiana Air and I must admit I got everything I paid for (which is to say not much). Thanks to Google Flights,…