2004 DIRECTORS' DIARIES P. Gregory Warden Michael Thomas Week 6 - Michael Thomas: Left: Giuseppe Ancarani (Bepe) of the Dicomano Archaeological Group with Michael Thomas. Right: Mugello Archaeological Inspector Fedeli (at left) with Greg Warden in 2004. The last week has been busy. It always is. In addition to work, we have had numerous visitors, including Prof. Luca Fedeli, the archaeological inspector for our area, and Prof. Tony Tuck, my future colleague at Tufts and the director of the excavations at Poggio Civitate. The students have been working hard as have the trench supervisors and assistants. Although everyone is a bit worn out, there is a buzz to the last week as everyone reaches to finish up what they are working on. At the same time, when the last day of excavation arrives, as tired as everyone is, we are all a bit sad to know that the excavation process is over. Estelle Thomas, Robert Vander Poppen, Jess Galloway, and Michael Thomas with Tony Tuck, Director of excavations at Poggio Civitate (Murlo). As we prepare to start the final week of work (the week of documentation and then backfill) it is time to reflect a bit on the season. We have accomplished a great deal this season, and I am satisfied with our progress. I am a bit frustrated that we were not able to finish some of the areas I had hoped to complete at the beginning of the season. We will have to re-open the Podere Funghi (on a much smaller scale), PC 23, and 26 next year. These were areas I had hoped to complete this year. We were hampered by several finds that slowed down excavation, especially in the areas of PC 20 and PF 15; yet these situations occur and are inevitably part of the excavation. We are in a position where we will be able to finish several trenches next season. Also next season, our work in the Podere Funghi will be thankfully limited to one trench, the area to the southeast of PF 15. This will allow us to hopefully add a 5th trench on the top of Poggio Colla. My primary goals for next year are to finish the Podere Funghi (we will initiate a study season there while we finish up excavation). If all goes well, we will have 6 trenches on the top by the 2006 season, hopefully at least four of those will be new trenches. Left: Katy Blanchard excavating vessels Feature 2 in Trench PF 15. Right: Bradley Schneider defining the iron spearhead he found in Trench PC 20.   Michael Thomas and Ann Steiner in the magazzino. Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6 Week 7 - Final Report Special Page Director, Gregory Warden gwarden@mail.smu.edu Director, Michael Thomas michael.thomas@tufts.edu While the team is in Italy during the summer field season, send e-mail to: mvap3@dada.it To email an individual on the team, enter the person's last name in the subject heading. Excavation house phone: 055-844-9834, or, when calling from the US: 011-39-55-844-9834. Introduction | 2004 Field Season | Poggio Colla Field School | What’s New | Staff | Students Site History | Directors' Diaries | Student Diaries | Excavation Friends | Facilities | Conservation | Surveys Robert Belanger | Katherine Blanchard | Josh Moran | Caitlin Vacanti | Ivo van der Graaff | Robert Vander Poppen QuickTime VR | Site Set-Up | Dig Daily Life | Excavation Process | Field Manual | Lectures | Season's End Archives | Finds | Research Projects | Publications | Bibliography | Mugello Area | Home