2010 TRENCH PC 43 Field Supervisor: Kyle Jazwa, MA Candidate, Florida State University    Opening Report    Final Report Field Supervisor Kyle Jazwa   Opening Report: Trench PC43 is located in the eastern end of the acropolis at Poggio Colla.  The trench is being excavated by a group of diligent students from a number of US universities: Cassie Revella, Amber Rose, Fiona Taylor, Ainsley Treptow and Nathan Wainstein.  As field school students, this is their first opportunity to participate in an archaeological excavation.  The students have demonstrated daily improvement in all facets of archaeological field work. PC43 is outside the sanctuary complex proper but is important for providing an archaeological context for the architecture and deposited re-used architectural materials to the east with the sanctuary itself.  The trench, however, is bordered by trenches previously excavated by a group of Italian archaeologists over forty years ago.  In fact, one of the students’ first tasks was to remove the backfill from those excavation seasons that had been placed on top of PC43.  Despite the somewhat tedious work involved, we have managed to identify a number of interesting pieces that the Italians had missed during the earliest campaigns at Poggio Colla (including bucchero!).  Recently, we have uncovered architecture that extends the recorded architecture surrounding the northern terrace walls.  In all, we are excited about what awaits us for the remainder of the season in PC43 at Poggio Colla.   View of Trench PC 43 during Week 3   PC 43 Trench Team during Week 4   Bronze nail (lower center) revealed in PC 43 during Week 4 Assistant Field Supervisor Molly Palmison surveying   PC 43 Team at work during Week 4   View from the south of Trench PC 43 during Week 4   Kyle Jazwa (right) directs his students in Trench PC 43   A completed level in Trench PC 43 during Week 4, viewed from the southwest   Final Report:   After six weeks of excavation by our five hard working students, the trench formerly known as PC43 has transformed into “Super Mega Trench PC43.”  Throughout the southern half of the trench, bedrock was found relatively early, along with two parallel walls that straddle a deep fissure.  Due to the expedient (yet, careful) excavation by the students, we were able to expand the trench to the east twice.  Originally thinking that we would simply be removing the backfill from the previous Italian excavation, it was discovered that the northern part of the extension had not been touched during the earliest excavations.  Here we discovered a row of 1.25 m long cut stone blocks that connect with those already discovered in PC 6.  This revelation was particularly important because it provided further architectural context for the excavations from the eastern end of the hill. PC 43 Trench Team at Season's End By the end of the season, all the students had the opportunity to practice and perfect all aspects of archaeological field methodology used at Poggio Colla.  From scarping (making straight walls of dirt) to plowing through passes with the small pick, the field school members engaged in both the delicate and tedious and the physically exhausting aspects.  It was a great pleasure working with all five students.  Whether they decide to pursue another archaeological field experience or not, I am sure this was a summer they will not forget.    Field Supervisor Kyle Jazwa   PC 43 during Week 6   Trench PC 43 Team writing in their field notebooks, snacking on apricots and salami   Final photo of Trench PC 43, from the south   Final photo, detail of Trench PC 43, from the south   Final photo of Trench PC 43, from the southeast   Final photo of Trench PC 43, from the north   Final photo of Trench PC 43, from the southwest