MVAP Dig Daily Life

DIG DAILY LIFE

Daily life in the MVAP Poggio Colla Field School is a combination of manual labor, intellectual pursuit, and fun.

Sunset over the excavation house as seen from Selve.

Test. Choose one of the following.
Greg Warden, Jess Galloway, and Cris Worley pose for:
1) glamour shot, 2) sunglasses ad, or 3) attitude competition.

Left: Sifting for small finds. Right: Excavation in Trench PC 21 on Poggio Colla.

The ever-serious architect, Jess Galloway.

Crew of Trench PC 18 posing in orange on trench tour day. Left to right:
Kate Topper, Amy Hedgecock, Melinda Swendrak, and Ashley Bennett.

Left: Ashley Bennett sifting. Right: Still life with dustpans.

Yes, folks, Krista Farber has dirt on her hands. Left to right:
Kevin Beard, Krista Farber, Greg Warden, and Justin Winkler.

Michael Thomas coerced by Ashley Bennett and
Amy Hedgecock into wearing a leaf headdress.

A picnic lunch of sandwiches, leftover pasta and vegetables, fruit and cookies is served daily on the site.

Naptime after lunch revitalizes the field crew for the afternoon shift.

View of Vespignano and the self-healing wipers of the "Texas Van."

Housing Manager Gillian Bearns and Operations Manager Kevin Beard
are responsible for organization of the details of daily life: which include
shopping, breakfast, lunch, driving, coop runs, equipment and supplies.

Command Center: From Poggio Colla, Gillian Bearns and
Jess Galloway contact staff members in other locations via cell phone.

Kathy Windrow shooting digital video for the web site.

Hard work in the field is followed by relaxing evenings at the excavation houses Vigna and Guardia. Eating is serious business. Our house mom prepares breakfast and lunch, while our fabulous Italian cooks Wilma, Beppina, and Bruno prepare dinner served family style.

Left: Jess Galloway, Gigi Lambert, and Greg Warden at Vigna.
Right: Bruno and Beppina Parigi prepare another fabulous meal.

Above and below: students and staff relaxing in the evening at Vigna.

Pals Alayne Friedel, Michael Thomas, and Laura Proud.

Director, P. Gregory Warden gwarden@mail.smu.edu
or during the excavation season: mvap@dada.it

While the team is in Italy during the summer field season, send e-mail to: mvap@dada.it
To email an individual on the team, put that person's name in the subject heading.
Excavation house phone: 055-844-9834, or, when calling from the US: 011-39-55-844-9834.