October 15, 2016
Desiree represented the 2016 season at Sussita by the Concordia Team at the International Archaeology Day sponsored by the Minnesota Chapter of the American Institute of Archaeology at Macalester College. Her poster was one of ten from area students. She answered questions about our methods, finds, and models. #WeAreCSP
September 29, 2016
A poster proposal by Desiree Reding and Ben Meyer has been accepted for the annual Archaeology Day event sponsored by the MN Society of The Archaeological Institute of America. In celebration of International Archaeology Day and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Minnesota chapter has invited graduate and undergraduate students to present posters about their recent archaeological fieldwork or research projects related to archaeology and cultural heritage preservation. Dez and Ben will present a poster titled, “Systems, Finds, and Models: the 2016 Northeast Insula Project at Hippos of the Decapolis, Jordan Valley, Israel.”
The poster session will be held in conjunction with a lecture by Sudharshan Seneviratne, recipient of the 2013 AIA Award for Best Practice in Conservation and Heritage Management, about “Cultural Heritage Preservation in Sri Lanka.” The lecture will be at 11am, followed by a poster presentation and reception from 12-2 pm. Please, join us in room 102, Fine Arts Common, at Macalester College on Saturday, 15 October.
September 11, 2016
Photogrammetry holds much promise for the documenting of archaeological work, as we have demonstrated over the last two years.
I have been experimenting recently with additional techniques.
As you may recall, one student recovered a small Byzantine storage jar that was intact.
But when I tried to make a 3D model of the jar, the result failed.
The software could not find points on the jar to construct the bottom.
I have also attempted to make models of larger sections of the site. My first attempt at the south half of the House of Tyche came out rather well, except for a hole in the west wall next to Cardo 3N.
More attempts to follow.
August 24, 2016
15 years
182 individual diggers
281 trips to Israel
6300 cubic meters or roughly 22250 cubic feet of excavated soil/rock (very rough approximation)
66750 buckets of soil and rock moved
862 individually documented artifacts
965 pottery analysis baskets
331 loci (walls, floors and distinct layers of soil in identifiable locales)
$1,000,000 plus in total expenses including airfare
December 30, 2016
Preliminary report for 2016
by Dr. Mark Schuler • 2016 • Tags: 2016 report, 3D models
A preliminary report accompanied by twenty nine 3D models is now available here or on the Excavation Reports menu of the website. A final report will include additional models, a report on the coins found during the season (several at floor level), further analysis of mosaic fragments, comparanda, and soil analysis from the north water feature.