This week was hot. As a result, I was not my usual photographic self. It was THIS HOT. Despite that, I mapped (that’s not me; actually I wander around offering astute commentary and our amazing team of graduate students map). Checked out some neat cars in the field. The highlight of the week was a… More Photo Friday in the Western Argolid: Cars and Trash Edition
This summer the six survey teams on the Western Argolid Regional Project are working with clock-like efficiency. They churn through units at a remarkable pace and with a remarkable consistency. The good cheer, competence, and general responsibility of our graduate team leaders is amazing. The rest of the team, field walkers, project directors, and our… More Age, Priorities, and the Cars
Some photographs from the first full week of the Western Argolid Regional Project. Only two more weeks left! Only four more weeks left! More crenelation!
Normally this is Bill’s thing, but since he’s already posted today I thought that I’d give it a go. It’s been a busy week, with wild weather for Greece in June (rain! more than once!) and three visitors (Joe Desloges, Pam Tetford, and Alexis Young) joining our ranks. And despite the setbacks, it was an… More Photo Friday
One of the more interesting trends emerging so far during the Western Argolid Regional Project season is competition among field teams. At the end of each field day, I typically ask team leaders how many units they have walked. This seemingly benign question helps us measure our progress through the survey area and gauge how… More Speed
I’ve been thinking a good bit more about trash this summer and had the chance to check out two interesting assemblages of modern trash in the Argolid in our first week of field work. The first was at a crossing of the Inachos River in our 2014 survey area. The scatter of modern trash extends… More The Trash
Some days are better than others. Today I was tripped by a metal wire while walking around this house and jacked up my shin: Sarah says that nobody wants to see a picture of my jacked-up shin so I’ll just post a link here for those of you who want to see it. In the process I… More Blood, sweat, and fleas
Some early season photographs from the Western Argolid Regional Project:
We just began the first (half-)week of the 2015 field season. Whereas last year we worked in the dramatic mountainous valley around the village of Lyrkeia, this year we’re operating in the lower reaches of the Inachos river, near Schinochori and Malandreni, as the river begins to spill onto the Argive plain: It’s an equally pretty… More The beginning of the 2015 season
Yesterday afternoon Scott and I hiked up to the Frankish castle above the village of Myloi. From the top of the hill there were some magnificent views of the Argolid (click to see the full image): We also heard a good story at dinner: that the castle was the home of the queen, and that… More Some views of the Argolid