It took a few days to get rolling, but taking over as supervisor (or, Pitt-Boss, as the undergrads I have been working with prefer to call me), of trench 4400 has been entirely worth it. At first, however, I was totally and completely lost. Last Monday morning, at 6:45 AM, I found myself flipping through the trench notebook, and being completely baffled as to what was going on-- elevation measurements were off, loci recordings were all out of wack, and no one was really sure what they were supposed to be doing. About fifteen minutes later, when the previous "trench supervisor" [View Full Entry]

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As I write tonight, I'm sitting out on the back porch of Georgou's (pronounced Your-go) taverna, enjoying a cold Mythos (the local Greek beer) and watching the sun set over Mirabello bay. It's hard to believe I've been in Mochlos for over a week now. I arrived in Mochlos last Monday after my spelunking adventure at Skoteino, and I was on a boat out to Mochlos island and the archaeological site at 6:30 AM on Tuesday morning. To recap from an earlier post, the archaeological site of Mochlos is located on a small island about two hundred meters off the north [View Full Entry]

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In rather characteristic fashion, this week started off slow (sensing a pattern here?). Last Monday I was slated to help Kroni, the Center's professional photographer, take pictures of the Minoan site of Petras (Pe-trahs). Petras is a major Bronze Age site, with evidence for human occupation from the Neolithic through Late Bronze Age-- and it features a Late Bronze Age administrative complex, as well as a number of caves and rock shelters that are believed to have been used as ceremonial or ritual sites. But, it was the Minoan and Late Bronze Age graveyard that had been excavated this seas [View Full Entry]

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This week started off rather slowly. Monday and Tuesday featured me sitting at the center checking my email 4,000 times, reading up on the world news, and doing some research in the library here at INSTAP. I shouldn't complain really, since I've had time to catch up on some work. Then, I spent my evenings making friends with a local taverna owner named Manoles and by default practicing my Greek. My reliable dinner companions were a beer, a book, and the sun setting over the western part of the Pacheia Amos bay-- not terribly exciting, but serene and relaxing. Wednesday morning [View Full Entry]

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Yia sas from Crete! It's been a busy week, but as I write today I'm sitting on the back porch at the center, waiting for my laundry to finish, and reflecting on a good, but tiring seven days. I've got a lot to say -- three projects in one week!-- so feel free to read any, all or none of this-- Also, thanks for the kind emails - I'm glad people are interested in what I'm up to, and hope these blogs will be up to the task of explaining. Monday was my first day of work. I got up early, [View Full Entry]

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This is my first blog for my stay in Crete. I'll try to do at least one a week for the next 5 or 6 weeks with pictures so you all can keep track of what I'm up to. This is also my first blog ever, so I apologize if it ends up being long, confusing or uninteresting-- so please bear with me. I arrived in Crete on Friday afternoon, after a long trip from New York JFK, through Paris Charles De Gaulle, and Athens, finally landing in Heraklion, the capital of Crete on Friday afternoon. Almost didn't make the connection [View Full Entry]

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