During the 2019 study season at Sussita, I used a BLK360 to scan the Northeast Insula Project. Over the four weeks of the season, I made 181 scans. During this semester, a lighter teaching load is giving me some time to work on the point cloud by merging the scans together. This view of the Northeast Church is a product of 53 scans. The detail is quite interesting. But I have much more registration to do before finishing the project. The progress to date is hopeful.

Sincere congratulations to Joseph Patrich on the publication of a festschrift to be celebrated at Mt. Scopus on 2 January. I am quite honored to have made a small contribution to the publication.

Although I am posting this notice a bit after the fact, I am so thankful to Dr. Michael Dorner and (now Vicar) Rob Schrader for their help this season. We accomplished the tasks planned:
* a thorough cleaning of the site
* digital and photogrammatic documentation
* probes in two streets
We even finished a day early and were able to help Jess’s team with the cleaning and covering of the “Burnt Church.” For more about the discoveries there, see this link.

One of my goals for this study season has been to revisit each part of the NIP and spend time looking for details that I have not seen before. I finished that process today.

Here is an example of new learning. I knew there was a bench on the west wall in the room across from the entrance to the south aisle of the church. But I had never noticed before that the bench is in two parts. Apparently, more space was needed for whatever was stored there.

Little insights make for better understanding.