Dimitri Nakassis – Page 4 – Western Argolid Regional Project

Some old images of the Inachos river valley

September 27, 2014

This summer I picked up a cool little book on the ancient rivers of the Argolid in my favorite bookstore in Argos. It’s got some interesting stuff in it, including some reproductions from Christopher Wordsworth’s Greece: pictorial, descriptive, and historical (London 1840), which includes nearly 400 images, mostly wood engravings but also some steel engravings too. There are… More Some old images of the Inachos river valley

The end is nigh

July 11, 2014

The end of the season, that is. Tonight was our last regular group dinner at Γραμμές, after which we took a group photo with the Argolic gulf as our backdrop (we’ll post that later). Bill told everyone to pick up a rock, and that led to skipping stones. Even Lena gave it a go. It… More The end is nigh

The last day

July 10, 2014

Today was our last day in the field. We ended our fieldwork on the slopes above and below the acropolis site above the village of Lyrkeia that was, in many ways, the epicenter of our work in 2014. Alyssa and Melanie led a team in a ravine below the acropolis and right next to the… More The last day

Western Argolid Regional Puppies

July 7, 2014

Every archaeological project experiences a crisis at some point. Fortunately, the Western Argolid Regional Project managed to avoid all serious crises until the very last week of intensive field work. Over the last week or so a dog and her puppies has been hanging out at the church of Ay. Eleni and Konstantinos in our… More Western Argolid Regional Puppies

The apotheke

June 30, 2014

We have an apotheke now. Apotheke (αποθήκη) is Greek for storage facility, but for most archaeologists working in Greece, it means a place where you store and study the artifacts that you collect from the field. Up until today, we were getting the apotheke ready. That meant renting the space, having security measures installed, getting electricity, water, and… More The apotheke

Five things

June 28, 2014

1. A mid-morning blow out On Wednesday Bill and I hiked up the side of the mountain on the southern end of our survey area. We wanted to make sure that we hadn’t missed any major features. The result of our efforts was that we confirmed that we hadn’t missed anything, but in the process… More Five things

Photo Friday on the Western Argolid Regional Project

June 26, 2014

This week, I mapped some, drew some, and barely survived the rest of the time. I’m pretty sure that this is the last week of the season on the Western Argolid Regional Project. I got some good photos of members of our field teams out working. Grace Erny is super photogenic in the field (although… More Photo Friday on the Western Argolid Regional Project

Taking stock mid-season

June 22, 2014

It’s the midpoint of our six-week field season — or slightly before the midpoint, since we’ve worked 12 days in the field so far and we anticipate working another 14 or 15 — so it seems like a good time to take stock of where we stand. Here is the map of the units we’ve… More Taking stock mid-season

Sweeping

June 16, 2014

Sweeping is a big part of archaeology. Some would say that 90% of archaeology is sweeping. In an excavation, it’s really important to keep your trench clean. In a survey, it’s important to keep your apotheke (storage space) clean. We’re hoping that our apotheke will be approved for use soon, so we took the opportunity to… More Sweeping

Week Two Field Trips

June 15, 2014

Today was our third day of field trips. We hit a series of minor and major sites on the Argive plain. Just like last Saturday, we started local, with the pyramid in the village of Elliniko and the church of the Zoodochos Pigi at Kefalari. Both are within 10 kilometers of our home base of… More Week Two Field Trips