More than just a mascot
May 30, 2014
Our pet dog and project mascot has been helping out in the afternoons:
Month: May 2014
A clear day in the Argolid
May 30, 2014
Yesterday’s cloudy weather yielded a remarkably clear day. I took a couple of pictures of the Argolic Gulf from the town of Myloi. First, looking east towards Nafplio: And later in the afternoon, looking north towards Argos: And in the evening:
Databases and Digital Natives for the Western Argolid
May 30, 2014
The last few days here in the Western Argolid have been punctuated by database development in the lead up to our first days in the field next week. I’m a bit terrified at the prospect of managing data for five field teams walking 20-30 units a day and producing 500-800 units per week. In a… More Databases and Digital Natives for the Western Argolid
Late Antiquity in the Western Argolid
May 30, 2014
The Western Argolid Regional Project has the distinct benefit of two senior staff members who specialize in Late Antiquity. Scott Gallimore, one of the co-directors, recently finished a dissertation on Late Roman Crete, and people who read this blog should be pretty aware of my interest in that period. This concentration on the Late Antiquity… More Late Antiquity in the Western Argolid
Planning a Project
May 30, 2014
Unlike most research in the humanities, archaeological field work requires a significant amount of logistical preparation and organization. During the first year of a project, it frequently feels like the logistics overwhelms the archaeology in terms of time and attention. The number of participants in a project also increase the level of complexity and the… More Planning a Project
Forms and Features in the Western Argolid
May 30, 2014
Those of you who follow this blog regularly probably caught hints of my newest adventure in the Western Argolid. Starting this past weekend, the Western Argolid Regional Project (WARP) began its maiden season. To be fair, the project’s directors, Dimitri Nakassis, Sarah James, and Scott Gallimore, have been working hard for weeks and months leading… More Forms and Features in the Western Argolid
Starting up
May 28, 2014
This week has been the first official week of the 2014 WARP season. Beginning on Saturday the 24th of May, graduate students and senior staff gathered in the village of Myloi, our base of operations. It affords us wonderful views of the Argolic gulf, the town of Nafplio across the water, the acropolis of Argos, and… More Starting up