August 10, 2015
Room 25 At Room 25 two more layers were removed. The soil was burnt, soft and wet. Slabs seem to continue deeper. Their position is in horizontal or oblique rows […]
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The students learned about the various recording methods this week, and we took a field trip to nearby Achillbeg Island.
August 7, 2015
After a course on ceramic identification and analysis, we opened up two new trenches to complete the excavation area.
August 6, 2015
This week, we wanted to make sure we could link the deposits we were working on back to the descriptions contained in the 2009 excavation report.
In July, the number of Collaborating Organizations signed up to participate in the 5th IAD surpassed 100.
August 5, 2015
Our field school has relocated to start a new excavation at Keem Bay at the far western end of the island.
AIA Conservation & Site Preservation Committee member, Thomas Roby, was profiled in a WSJ article this week on his work to preserve mosaics in North Africa.
August 4, 2015
Sarah Rowe shares what’s been happening this summer at Tahcabo, one of our newest Site Preservation Grant projects.
Project Director Dr. Jacopo Tabolli shares updates from Narce, Italy, one of the AIA’s Site Preservation Grant projects.
August 3, 2015
Room 25 One more layer was removed from Room 25. The soil was burnt. Fragmented slabs continue to come to light, especially at the northern part of the Room. (fig.1). […]
July 31, 2015
Rooms 25 & 29/24 At Room 25 three more layers were removed In the lowest layer the color of the soil turned from dark brown to burnt. At Room 29/24 […]
July 30, 2015
Former Trustee Gertrude Howland celebrated her 105th birthday on July 25 in Richmond, Virginia.
July 21, 2015
Our last week at the Cromlech Tumulus was spent planning and recording Quadrant 3 for a final time.
AIA and ASOR call for action to protect cultural heritage in Yemen in the face of ongoing destruction and civil disruption.
July 19, 2015
Rooms 25 & 29,24 Room 29,24 is an oblong space leading to Room 25 towards the west (fig.1). The two Rooms are located in the eastern part of the Central […]
July 17, 2015
Before entering the final week at the Cromlech Tumulus for 2015, we needed to get as much of the building interior excavated as possible.
July 16, 2015
The AIA’s newest endowment will provide vital support for archaeological research in Ancient Troy and Western Turkey.
The 2015 season of the Blackfriary Community Heritage and Archaeology Project has begun!
Happy with our progress to date, we’re now working on interesting issues of the phasing of the church.
Along with clean-up tasks onsite, we are excavating the friary gardens and part of the nave of the church.