2004 TRENCHES PC 24 & 26 Josh Moran, Field Supervisor Aaron Bartels, Assistant Field Supervisor Week 4: Field Students: Marie Hall Kamissa Mort Kelley Satarino Left to right: Josh Moran, Marie Hall, Kelley Satarino, and Kamissa Mort in Trench PC 26. In PC 24 and PC 26, we are still making headway on our excavation goals. We are steadily removing dirt from our trench and making some interesting discoveries along the way. Kamissa Mort, Marie Hall, Josh Moran, and Kelley Satarino. Late last week, Marie discovered a patch of soil that was significantly darker than the soil surrounding it. After we had cleared off the dirt from our current pass down to the surface of this dark soil, we could see that it contained a lot of large pieces of burnt wood. Because she discovered it, Marie filled out the appropriate paperwork and drew a small plan of the feature. She then began to excavate it. As excavation proceeded, we found more large pieces of carbon as well as many small metallic inclusions that were severely corroded. We took one of the largest pieces of charcoal as a sample that can later be used for carbon (C14) dating, if we so decide. It is obvious that this feature was some sort of fire pit, however it is uncertain what function this fire pit performed. Marie Hall excavates while Josh Moran writes in his field notebook.   Marie Hall fills out paperwork and draws her feature. We have also begun more excavation in the western portion of our trench. We are attempting to the entire northern half of our trench excavated to the same depth. In the process, we are still finding a lot of artifacts which appear to be associated with the destruction of the site. However, I know we must be getting close to (or have already dug through) a floor level of some sort considering the fact that artifacts seem to be more infrequent in the lower part of our pass. Josh Moran, Kelley Satarino, andMarie Hall in Trench PC 26--view from northeast. During excavation in the western portion, Kamissa uncovered a number of tile fragments in the northern portion of the trench. She removed the soil from around the fragments while at the same time leaving them in situ (in the spot that they were found) so that we can see if there is any pattern or significance to their placement. The soil in which she is working has also turned a very reddish color, which is probably due to staining or leeching of color from the tile and mudbrick which it contains. View of several Poggio Colla Trenches PC 24 and 26 from the south. Also in the western half of the trench, Kelley discovered a large fragment of a coarseware loomweight. Other trenches have reported finding such objects near the area in which we are working, however this is the first object of its type that we have seen in PC 26. This would have been used while weaving cloth or other textiles. Finds like this may provide us with some insight into what processes occurred in our trenches just to the south of the main building. Kelley Satarino and Kamissa Mort.   Left: Field Supervisor Josh Moran. Right: Assistant Field Supervisor Aaron Bartels.     Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 - Final Report 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