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March Fellowship Madness: Last Chance

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MARCH FELLOWSHIP MADNESS: LAST CHANCE

[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1706024108985{padding-right: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]As of April 10, we have raised $4,750 of our $6,000 goal for March Fellowship Madness. Each year, 17吃瓜sponsors many Fieldwork Scholarships for students and volunteers to take part in 17吃瓜Affiliated Projects. Currently, there are funds to provide scholarships for 40 students, but with your help, we aim to raise $6,000 during March Fellowship Madness to send three additional students into the field during summer 2024.

Thanks to our generous members, we are almost to our goal, which is why we have decided to extend March Fellowship Madness into April. 100% of your gift will go towards Fieldwork Scholarships for students this summer. [/vc_column_text][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][mk_padding_divider][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1712000838400{padding-right: 20px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”88991″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][vc_single_image image=”85816″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][vc_single_image image=”95577″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1712000851462{padding-right: 20px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”96194″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][vc_single_image image=”96178″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][vc_single_image image=”94775″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”95213″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][vc_single_image image=”85077″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][vc_single_image image=”93897″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_table]

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Fieldwork Report: Isabelle Sauv茅

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Wall Brackets, Deer Bones, and Sling Bullets Oh My! Excavating the Built Environment of Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios

Isabelle Sauv茅, 2023 Eric and Carol Meyers Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

This report describes my participation in the fieldwork led by Dr. Kevin Fisher at the site of Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios听on the island of Cyprus during the 2023 summer season. Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios听is an urban center dating to the Late Cypriot (LC) II period (c. 1450-1200 BCE), reaching its peak in the Late Cypriot IIC before being abandoned. Previous investigations by Alison South from 1979-1998 revealed that this urban center was used for a multitude of both ritual and economic activities. The fieldwork undertaken this past summer was a continuation of excavations conducted by Dr. Kevin Fisher to the south-west of South鈥檚 original site.

A view of the Neolithic site of Tenta from our dig site.

A view of the Neolithic site of Tenta from our dig site.

Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios听is one of the two main sites that are part of the Kalavasos and Maroni Built Environment Project (KAMBE). This project is an interdisciplinary investigation of the relationships between urban landscapes, social interaction, and social change on Cyprus during the Late Bronze Age. As a collaboration between the University of British Columbia, Cornell University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Southhampton, I had the opportunity to meet a number of scholars and students from these different institutions and make meaningful connections.

I was very grateful for the opportunity to join Dr. Kevin Fisher on this project since my research interests include the study of built environments in the Mediterranean Bronze Age. I was also especially thankful to join this dig as it was my first time excavating in the Mediterranean. Needless to say, I was super excited to start this new adventure!

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During the field season, we stayed in the beautiful village of Kalavasos. Only a 10-minute drive away from the site, this little town was nestled in the hills and had amazing views of the surrounding scenery. Our team was fortunate enough to stay in tourist apartments that were so cozy and comfortable. Each night we would have dinner together at one of the local tavernas and get to try a variety of authentic Greek-Cypriot dishes. Everyone in Kalavasos was so friendly and welcoming, making my stay that much more special. It definitely helped me settle into my new surroundings for the month and ease my anxieties about being in a foreign place.

A picture from the streets of Kalavasos.

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A picture from the streets of Kalavasos.

Even though we got to stay in luxurious accommodations, working in the field was not always so luxurious. We worked long hours in the dust and heat. A typical day included a 6:30 a.m. start, working until 9:30-10:00 a.m. and then having a 30-minute breakfast break. We then continued working until lunch time which was around 12:45-1:00 p.m. Luckily, we were spoiled by our directors and were given a 3-hour siesta period in the afternoon. Many of us would nap and lounge by the pool before going back into the field around 3:00 p.m. The day ended around 6:00-6:30 p.m. and we would come back to the village and have a nice dinner in the听plateia.

Despite the long hours in the heat, I loved working in the field and had a chance to uncover so many interesting artifacts. I was working in Unit 7, which was a trench that had been opened in previous seasons. Here, another structure was uncovered and seemed to have been used for ritual activities. This trench yielded elite fine-ware pottery, large pithoi, and inscribed pottery. However, the most interesting finds this season were a wall bracket, deer bones, and hundreds of sling bullets. According to Dr. Fisher and colleagues, all these artifacts suggest ritual activity. Wall brackets are objects that consist of a long vertical shaft with a rounded top that is pierced by a suspension hole and a bowl at the bottom. These objects were likely used for lighting or burning incense and are found in cult, mortuary, and domestic contexts (Fisher et al. 2019). Likewise, the large deposit of deer bones points to ritual feasting as deer is rare in Late Cypriot diets and therefore points to a 鈥渓uxury commodity鈥� (Fisher et al. 2019: 487). The sling bullet deposit was the most interesting find in my opinion, where I spent hours carefully extracting hundreds of these ovoid, unfired clay objects from the ground. It is still unclear what their purpose in this context was, but they may have been deposited in this building as part of a ritual practice. Although I was tired, dirty, and hot at the end of the day, I was so happy to have gotten to dig and feel accomplished after each bucket of dirt that I filled.

Isabelle Sauv茅.
Isabelle Sauv茅.
Artifacts from the field: A juglet and a wall bracket.
Artifacts from the field: A juglet and a wall bracket.
Aphrodite鈥檚 Rock.

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Aphrodite鈥檚 Rock.

Yet, my time in Cyprus did not just involve dirt and trowels. I had the chance to see so many parts of the island thanks to the field trips that the directors organized. I got to lounge by the Mediterranean on the beach, go shopping in Nicosia, see Taming of the Shrew in the ancient amphitheatre at Kourion, and tour so many ancient and historic sites. My favorite memory is picnicking with new friends at Aphrodite鈥檚 Rock and listening to waves hit the shore.

Overall, this was an unforgettable experience where I got to learn new skills in the field, make meaningful connections, and see new things. I am grateful to Dr. Kevin Fisher and Sheri Pak for organizing this trip and to Dr. Eric and Dr. Carol Meyers for their generous scholarship. Without all your support, my participation in this project would not have been possible!

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Isabelle Sauv茅 is a graduate of the M.A. Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology program from the University of British Columbia, Canada. Her research focuses on architectural analysis and gender theory in the European and Mediterranean Bronze Age. Isabelle has previously excavated at Horvat Midras in Israel, making this her second archaeological excavation during her graduate studies. She hopes to get her PhD and continue conducting excavations of Bronze Age built environments.

For more information about the Kalavasos and Maroni Built Environment Project visit the project website:听

Bibliography:

Fisher, K.D., S.W. Manning and T.F. Urban. 2019. New approaches to Late Bronze Age urban landscapes on Cyprus: Investigations at Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios, 2012鈥�2016.听American Journal of Archaeology听123(3): 473-507.

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March Fellowship Madness: Final Week

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MARCH FELLOWSHIP MADNESS: LAST CHANCE

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This is the final week of ASOR’s March Fellowship Madness. Each year, 17吃瓜sponsors many Fieldwork Scholarships for students and volunteers to take part in 17吃瓜Affiliated Projects. Currently, there are funds to provide scholarships for 40 students, but with your help, we aim to raise $6,000 during March Fellowship Madness to send three additional students into the field during Summer 2024. As of March 28, we have raised $4,300 of our $6,000 goal.听[/vc_column_text][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][vc_column_text]Thank you to everyone who has already donated this month. We owe so much to our generous members; even a small donation of just $10 can add up to make a big difference. 100% of your gift will go towards Fieldwork Scholarships for students. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][mk_padding_divider][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_table]

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Kendall McMaster working at Shikhin, Israel in 2023.
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Dana Grant Report: Bioarchaeology of Deir el-Medina

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Dana Grant Report: Bioarchaeology of Deir el-Medina Research Project

Anne Austin, University of Missouri, St. Louis

Note: This report includes data derived from and images of human remains.

The 2024 season of the Bioarchaeology of Deir el-Medina Research Project was made possible through a Stevan B. Dana Grant. This funding allowed us to complete research in three tombs that we have been working in since 2019.

Deir el-Medina was the village for the families of workmen who cut and decorated the royal tombs during Egypt鈥檚 New Kingdom period (1550-1070 B.C.E.). This site offers a critical window into ancient Egypt due to its thousands of daily life texts documented on ostrich and papyri. Excavations of the village and surrounding tombs have also elucidated non-royal burial practices and domestic architecture, lending incredible insights into ancient Egyptian daily life. Despite its importance, however, the human remains at the site were never studied prior to our research team joining the Institut Fran莽ais d鈥橝rch茅ologie Orientale mission.

Figure 1. An overview photo of the village of Deir el-Medina. 漏 Anne Austin

Since 2013, the Deir el-Medina Bioarchaeology Project has been inventorying, analyzing, documenting, and conserving the human remains at Deir el-Medina to learn more about ancient Egyptian health practices, tattooing, burial practices, and demography. This season, our objective was to complete the analysis of human remains from three tombs where we have worked previously: Theban Tomb 217, Theban Tomb 298, and Pit 1340. These three tombs span the site鈥檚 occupation and their completion allows us to interrogate new research questions including differences in health across family tombs and periods.

Identifying bones among commingled remains in TT 298 漏 M茅lie Louys

One of the most important research areas this season was the burials from the 18th Dynasty. This early period of Deir el-Medina鈥檚 history is also the one we know the least about since few texts have been recovered. We studied these men, women, and children side-by-side with experts on linen, mummification, and coffins to build rich biographies of each person from the 18th Dynasty both during their life and after their death.

Bioarchaeology team member M茅lie Louys (right) assessing previously disturbed burials from the Eastern Cemetery with linen specialists Matilde Borla (left) and Chiara Spinazzi-Lucchesi (center) 漏 Anne Austin

We also worked inside the tombs to maintain the best environmental conditions for the preservation and conservation of the human remains. In TT 298, this meant descending a 5-meter ladder into the tomb shaft where 17吃瓜grant funds allowed us to purchase storage to organize and protect the human remains while keeping them in their original resting place. TT 298 has provided fascinating insights into daily life including unusual examples of pathology and tattooing.

Pathology in the elbow of an individual studied this season from TT 298 漏 M茅lie Louys
Tattoos identified in 2019 on a woman鈥檚 hip and lower back 漏 Anne Austin

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Fieldwork Report: Hania Kantzer

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Digging Through Time: My Adventure in Archaeology

Hania Kantzer, 2023 Stevan B. Dana Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

If you had asked me a year ago if I鈥檇 be up for working eight hours a day, six days a week, in the summer heat, starting at around 5 am every morning, I probably wouldn鈥檛 have been as enthusiastic as I am now. However, almost as soon as I began, I realized what an honor, what an unforgettable experience, and what an education it was!

Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village nestled about three miles to the west of Capernaum and Migdal (Magdala) in the Galilee region of Israel, has been the site of ongoing excavations since 2011. Dr. Jodi Magness of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, leading the excavation, has unearthed a remarkable Late Roman synagogue dating back to the early fifth century C.E. This synagogue is adorned with mosaics which not only depict a range of biblical scenes but also mark the very first instance of a non-biblical narrative ever discovered in an ancient synagogue. When I was working for the Center for Jewish Studies on campus at my school, I presented to many classrooms (once, even to Professor Magness鈥� class) about this excavation as a possible research opportunity. Whether I persuaded others very well, I don鈥檛 know, but I definitely convinced myself! I ended up applying to join her team for Summer 2023.

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Professor Jodi Magness with current and former UNC students at the Huqoq excavations (Photo credit: Jim Haberman).
Professor Jodi Magness with current and former UNC students at the Huqoq excavations (Photo credit: Jim Haberman).
Sunrise at the kibbutz.

Sunrise at the kibbutz.

On the first day of the dig, right after getting introduced to our fellow team members, we dove straight into work. That routine carried us through the next five weeks. My alarm was always set for 4:11, which gave me precisely 19 minutes to change into my work clothes, splash my face with cold water, fill my water bottle, apply sunscreen, have a quick bite of a cracker, and catch the bus. During the bus ride, we鈥檇 all exchange groggy glances, then trek down a dusty road to reach our excavation site. We鈥檇 hurriedly set up our shade cloths just as the sun started to rise. Witnessing the sunrises every morning became one of my most cherished memories of the excavation. Orange light from the east and the cool morning air made me forget any reluctance I had about getting up early. It was during this time that our area supervisor would brief us on the day鈥檚 tasks.

In the beginning, I started with relatively simpler tasks like carrying buckets or sweeping exposed pavement. Gradually, I progressed to more complex responsibilities, such as sifting for artifacts. After a minor hand injury, I was temporarily assigned breakfast duty. However, I soon returned to the field, where I tackled tasks like articulating walls and revealing plaster. I even learned how to take elevations and document our finds. The variety of assignments the area supervisors had for us ensured that we kept gaining experience and improving our archaeological skills. Boredom was certainly never an issue! We worked closely with professors and experts in different materials who patiently explained concepts as we advanced.

Me working on site (Photo credit: Jim Haberman).

Me working on site (Photo credit: Jim Haberman).

Following our 8 a.m. breakfast and a refreshing watermelon break around 11 a.m., with plenty of water breaks in between to stay hydrated, we would dismantle the shade cloths and make our way back for a lengthy, comprehensive shower, followed by an even more lengthy and comprehensive lunch. Postlunch, our tasks typically involved cleaning potsherds and organizing our finds. Often, later in the afternoon, we were able to attend lectures delivered by experts specializing in conservation, pottery, mosaics, plasters, and glass. They had already been invaluable resources during our working hours, but listening to them delve deeper into their expertise was truly fascinating. After supper, we were free to play pickup basketball games on the kibbutz鈥檚 court, hike up a nearby mountain to watch the sun set, or simply enjoy card games in the courtyard. Our evenings usually wrapped up around 8 p.m., as I prepared to turn in for the night, knowing that come the next morning, the familiar schedule would resume.

Once or twice a week, we had the opportunity to visit other excavation sites, both ongoing and completed. This was such a cool way to contextualize our own work! Halfway through our dig, we embarked on a weekend trip to Jordan, with stops at remarkable sites like Machaerus and the Madaba map. It was a fantastic chance for us to unwind for a couple of days, be tourists, and immerse ourselves in the local culture of the region we had been diligently working in for an extended period.

On one of our field trips to visit Gamla.

I can鈥檛 say that I didn鈥檛 expect how talented, hardworking, and experienced the professors I worked under were; the knowledge they imparted to us students was extraordinary just like their CVs would tell you. What I did not expect was the level of personal support and kindness they extended. I will never forget how these experts at the top of their field still made time to guide me, an undergraduate fresh out of my first year in college. They didn鈥檛 just lead by example; they also provided invaluable mentorship. Months later, I am still brushing off the dust from my work clothes, yet what remains even more vividly from this experience than the dust on my belongings or the treasured trowel displayed on my shelf are the wonderful memories of my first adventure in archaeology!

Hania Kantzer is a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying chemistry and Asian studies. This past summer, she was a grateful recipient of the Stevan B. Dana Fieldwork Scholarship through ASOR, and was able to work as a student researcher on the Huqoq Excavation Project.

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March Fellowship Madness: March 20 Update

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MARCH FELLOWSHIP MADNESS UPDATE

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Each year, 17吃瓜sponsors many Fieldwork Scholarships for students and volunteers to take part in 17吃瓜A

ffiliated Projects. Currently, there are funds to provide scholarships for 40 students, but with your help, we aim to raise $6,000 during March Fellowship Madness to send three additional students into the field during Summer 2024. As of March 21, we have raised $3,000 of our $6,000 goal.

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17吃瓜is able to provide these scholarships with the partnership of you, our many membe

rs and donors. You are enabling 17吃瓜to establish new scholarships and grants through endowed funds, but your gift during this March will allow 17吃瓜to send more eager听

students and early career scholars into the field.

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We owe so much to our generous members; even a small donation of just $10 can add up to make a big difference. 100% of your gift will go towards Fieldwork Scholarships for students. Read about the experiences of past recipients below to see just how great of an effect a scholarship can have on someone.

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Hear what past fellowship recipients have to say about their experiences in the field:

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鈥淏eing on a dig isn鈥檛 just that three week or six-week session. It turns into a life experience. Not just the memory aspect of it. It can motivate you to care more about your physical condition and health. You make friends from all over the world and stay in contact on social media. It makes you more interesting to your family and friends, having unique stories to tell and pictures to share. If you read the Bible or history books it gives you 鈥淚 was there鈥� pictures in your mind of the real thing.

One of my favorite pictures from this summer at Tel Hazor Lower City is of me standing above the 鈥渉ole鈥� I helped dig in six weeks. By itself, the picture isn鈥檛 amazing. But when I tell the people I show it to that we started at ground level in the year 2023, and six weeks and nine feet later it was the year 1750 BC more than 3,700 years ago鈥搃t becomes amazing! Lots of people like movies and books about time travel; sitting comfortably watching a movie or reading a book. I was there. I touched the stones and artifacts. I time traveled. Words cannot adequately express this phenomenon. You鈥檒l just have to go to a dig one of these summers and see for yourself.鈥�

-John Rinks, 2023 Stevan B. Dana Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

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鈥淲hat an exciting season in the field! It was fun to make new friends, learn from many capable archaeologists, and excavate such an interesting and historically significant site. It was inexpressibly rewarding to get back into field work after several years away. I am grateful to 17吃瓜and the P.E. MacAllister Scholarship for making it possible for me to return to the field.鈥�

-John Harmon, 2022 P.E. MacAllister Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

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鈥淎s an archaeology student, my education is all about developing my archaeological understandings and perfecting my craft. This is why we all go to school. But there is just something so special and amazing about the moments in our educational journeys when what we have worked to learn evolves from mere theory to applied practice.鈥�

-Erika Brown, 2022 BIPOC Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

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鈥淥verall, this was an unforgettable experience where I got to learn new skills in the field, make meaningful connections, and see new things. I am grateful to Dr. Kevin Fisher and Sheri Pak for organizing this trip and to Dr. Eric and Dr. Carol Meyers for their generous scholarship. Without all your support, my participation in this project would not have been possible!鈥�

-Isabelle Sauv茅, 2023 Eric and Carol Meyers Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

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鈥淚 can鈥檛 say that I didn鈥檛 expect how talented, hardworking, and experienced the professors I worked under were; the knowledge they imparted to us students was extraordinary just like their CVs would tell you. What I did not expect was the level of personal support and kindness they extended. I will never forget how these experts at the top of their field still made time to guide me, an undergraduate fresh out of my first year in college. They didn鈥檛 just lead by example; they also provided invaluable mentorship. Months later, I am still brushing off the dust from my work clothes, yet what remains even more vividly from this experience than the dust on my belongings or the treasured trowel displayed on my shelf are the wonderful memories of my first adventure in archaeology!鈥�

-Hania Kantzer, 2023 Stevan B. Dana Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

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鈥淚t was the exceptional privilege for me to participate in the Huqoq Excavation Project for their final year, not only because it supplemented my academic studies and offered me a close-up view of the Holy Land, but also because it augmented my understanding of the significance of archaeology. For this reason, I am profoundly grateful for those individuals whose assistance made my participation in the Huqoq Excavation Project possible, as well as all the directors, team leaders, and fellow members who made it such an unforgettable and phenomenal experience.鈥�

-Thomas Barrett, 2023 Platt Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

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鈥淭his July I was fortunate enough to travel to Israel for the first time and participate in the archaeological dig at Tel Abel Beth Maacah, near Metula in Galilee, and it was an unforgettable experience. As an Old Testament student much of my time is focused on the literary and linguistic areas of biblical studies, but on the recommendation from one of my professors I applied to be a participant in the excavation at ABM. This experience, although brief, has given me a practical perspective on my current academic endeavors. Thank you to 17吃瓜and the scholarship donors who made this trip possible.鈥�

-Ashley Jemmott, 2023 BIPOC Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

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鈥淢y first excavation season at Gird-I Matrab was a wonderful experience, full of surprising discoveries. I had the opportunity to work with an amazing international team and to discover more about Kurdish culture. I visited places and I met people that contributed to my personal and academic growth. I really look forward to being back in Gird-I Matrab next year!鈥�

-Marta Doglio, 2023 P.E. MacAllister Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

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鈥淥ne of my favorite things about archaeology is being part of a community forged through hard work, friendship, collegiality and mutual support. There is almost no better feeling than being covered in mud from head to toe, exhausted, hot, thirsty and hungry and yet somehow finding the energy for a race to the car for the best seat for the ride home while laughing all the way. Being part of this kind of family鈥揳 chosen family some might say鈥搃s a real privilege and one I look forward to every year.鈥�

-H茅l猫ne Maloigne, 2023 Strange and Midkiff Families Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

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鈥淚n sum, the hands-on learning at Tel Dan helped me better understand the concepts I learned in my archaeology seminars (especially pottery typology!), the tools and methods used on archaeological digs, and how archaeologists make decisions in real time about what they are finding. Overall, I learned many things about archaeology and archaeological methods while on the dig that I never could have learned in the classroom.鈥�

-Andrew Bock, 2022 Stevan B. Dana Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

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鈥淚n addition to all of the fieldwork, spending time with all of the individuals with the same passion for archaeology was amazing. I will have future colleagues and friends for life.鈥�

-Zachary Griffith, 2022 Eric and Carol Meyers Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

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Dana Grant Report: Kach Kouch, Morocco

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2023 Dana Grant Report: Kach Kouch, Morocco

Hamza Benattia, Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Barcelona; Project Director

Despite over a century of archaeological investigation in northwest Africa, the Bronze Age (c. 3rd to 1st millennia BC) remains one of the most enigmatic periods of its later Prehistory. Since 2021, the Kach Kouch Archaeological Project team, primarily comprising PhD and undergraduate students from the National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage of Morocco (INSAP) and other countries, has made significant contributions, through excavation and survey, to the understanding of this hitherto mysterious period.

Excavations at Stehat 1.
Excavations at Stehat 1.
Surveying the valley of Stehat
Surveying the valley of Stehat.

Thanks to the support of a Stevan B. Dana Grant, the Kach Kouch Team continued in 2023 and early 2024 the research in northwestern Morocco鈥檚 Rif mountains. Extensive survey and targeted excavation along the valleys of Oued Laou and Stehat led to the identification of 5 previously undocumented sites. These newly discovered sites attest a more stable settled occupation in this region than previously thought, spanning from the Late Prehistory to the Early Mauretanian Period (from c. 2200-400BC), a signature unprecedent for non-Nilotic North Africa.

Excavations at Stehat 2.
Excavations at Stehat 2.
Excavations at Stehat 3.
Excavating at Stehat 3, part of Kach Kouch Project, Morocco.

Contrary to prior assumptions, our research demonstrates that settled occupation in this region stems from social and economic dynamics within local North African communities since at least 2200 BC, rather than being a result of later interactions with Phoenician communities. Furthermore, while our conclusions are preliminary and require cautious discussion, initial findings suggest that, despite the settlement of Phoenician communities along the northern Moroccan coast from the 8th century BC onwards, local cultural traditions persisted in the inner valleys of the western Rif, Morocco, until the 6-5th centuries BC. As observed in similar colonial contexts, this seems to be related with a long process of negotiation, involving resistance and assimilation of new cultural practices among local communities.

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Surveying the valley of Oued Laou.
Surveying the valley of Oued Laou.
Working on materials at the lab.
Working on materials at the lab.

This new data challenges prevailing narratives and underscores the importance of reevaluating colonial biases that have shaped scholarly discourse on North African archaeology. While our research has provided valuable insights, it represents only the beginning of a broader investigation. Many questions remain unanswered, motivating us to continue our work in the years ahead. It is our hope that through archaeological research we will further contribute to a deeper understanding of northwest Africa鈥檚 role in the prehistory of the Mediterranean, a narrative long overlooked and that for far too many years has gone unrecognized.

Beyond scientific research, the team thoroughly enjoyed this amazing field season as it provided an opportunity for collaboration among young researchers from Morocco and other countries. The season was replete with unforgettable experiences, laughter and delicious Moroccan cuisine!

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Break after a long survey morning at Oued Laou valley.
Break after a long survey morning at Oued Laou valley.
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Fieldwork Report: Nicola Lanzaro

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A Walk in Khirbat Iskandar: Securing a Future for the Heritage of the Past

Nicola Lanzaro, 2023 Katherine Barton Platt Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient

Khirbat Iskandar (translated as 鈥渞uins of Alexander鈥�) is an archaeological site in the Madaba governorate, located on the northern bank of the Wadi al-Wala. Despite the name, the site has no proved connection with Alexander 鈥渢he Great鈥� because it is a 3ha fortified site whose occupation dates back to the Early Bronze Age (EBA). Even the term khirbat is questionable because the site is a true tell (an artificial mound in Arabic). The site is just 6 km north from Dhiban and it is located on a strategic crossing point where the slopes on the northern and southern bank of the wadi are not so steep and drop off gently until the waterway. For this reason, a modern road that connects Madaba and Dhiban runs near the site. The modern viability follows the same path of the Roman via Nova Traianathat was established on the ancient Iron Age road known as the King鈥檚 Highway.

The archaeological investigation of Khirbat Iskandar started in the 1980s, and each season produced important data about the settlement patterns and the human activities in this area of the Southern Levant where the EBA patterns of settlement are still subject to deeper investigation compared to Cisjordan. The 2023 field season at Khirbat Iskandar was different from a typical excavation season. In the current vision of archaeology, preservation and sustainable promotion of archaeological sites are added to the tasks that archaeologists must accomplish. In addition, a broader interest on the landscape surrounding the sites is another fixpoint of modern archaeological research. So, this year the team efforts were focused on the survey and conservation in three core areas: the southern and eastern roadcut sections of Khirbat Iskandar, the northern terrace along the wadi terrace to its south, and the hill of Umm el-Idham on the northwest.

A part of the team worked at the roadcut where trimming activities were carried out on two exposed sections section to obtain new data from the stratigraphy, while conservation activities were implemented at the Early Bronze Ag fortifications at the south-east edge of the site. The same team carried out the survey of the wadi terrace nearby. The rest of the team carried out the survey and some probes on the top of the Umm el-Idam hill. As a young archaeologist specializing in landscape archaeology, this past season I was assigned a number of important tasks that required both technical skills and topographical expertise. My duties as survey leader assistant were related to organize the survey with the survey leader Tucker Deady, a PhD student at the University of Toronto, and manage the geodatabase that we had set up in the months before the fieldwork season. The organization of a complete and user friendly geodatabase is an important step for survey operations, so we dedicated a lot of time to it to prepare for the season. On the field, surveying was my main activity during a typical workday, and that is one the most interesting part of my work because it helps me to understand how archaeological features combine with the landscape.

During this season, I was also in charge of producing the photogrammetric record of the probes and the road cut sections. Therefore, sometimes I also worked on the acquisition of the photographic dataset and measurements with a total station to produce a 3D model of the endangered southern and southeast sectors of the site of Khirbat Iskandar. On such days, I would join the survey team for the rest of the day after completing my work on photogrammetry. To take the photographic dataset as first operation in the morning is an important step because it allowed me to take advantage of the best light before the sun rises. In fact, direct sunlight provides uneven lighting around an object and casts hard shadows, this can lead to errors during the photo processing or produce a bad quality texture. So, it is necessary for us to take photo when the light is diffused, like cloudy days or during the sunset/sunrise.

Personally, I consider this task a necessary step of my work and I am proud of the results I obtained. The use of new technology as photogrammetry in the collection and elaboration of data is an important step, necessary in most of modern survey operations. All the 3D models we produced are scaled; this allows us to take remote measurements and have a three-dimensional point of view over the subject without being in the field and all in one file. In few words: scholars can virtually come back to the site whenever they want.

After the lunch break my work restarted in the afternoon. Usually in the second part of the day I worked on the processing of data we collected in the morning; this operation consists most of the time in the massive data entry into our geodatabase. Maybe this part of the work is a bit boring compared to the fieldwork but it is necessary and it so exciting to see the results of all our hard work summarized on maps that show us a big picture. When we took photographic data for photogrammetry, I used to work on the elaboration of the 3D model with appropriate software such as Metashape. Usually this process is mostly automatized except for the uploading of photos and coordinates collected with the total station. It can be time consuming just in case of problems, for example the presence of one or more bad photograms in the dataset, bad light or other technical issues that can be resolved with a bit of human work. When a 3D model was completed I produced some orthophotos, which will be necessary to generate floor plans or frontal elevations through the use of other software as Autocad.

The life of a young landscape archaeologist is exciting and the beauty of the Jordanian landscape makes it like a dream. Sometimes when I see the landscape of the Wadi el-Wala from the hill of Umm el-Idham, with a 360掳 view over Khirbat Iskandar, I feel like I鈥檓 in timeless place where the essence of the EBA is still alive in the air. Working there with this incredible international team was an amazing experience and I can鈥檛 wait to return to the site in the future to continue studying and living this astonishing place.

Nicola Lanzaro obtained his BA degree in Eastern Archaeology at L鈥橭rientale University of Naples. He is currently a MA student at the Sapienza University of Rome. He is currently member of two missions in Levant: the Lebanese-Italian Project in the Region of Tyre, Lebanon (from 2022) and the Archaeological Expedition to Khirbet Iskander, Jordan (from 2023). Nicola鈥檚 areas of interest include landscape archaeology, GIS, and the Early Bronze Age routes of the Southern Levant.

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March Fellowship Madness 2024

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MARCH FELLOWSHIP MADNESS 2024

This an old post from March 14th. Please click here for the most recent update on March Fellowship Madness.听

This year 17吃瓜is awarding more than $250,000 in fellowships, scholarships, and grants! This extraordinary commitment to support fieldwork and research has been made possible by you, our members and donors, who have established endowments or made an

nual contributions to these programs.

Each year, 17吃瓜sponsors many Fieldwork Scholarships for students and volunteers to take part in 17吃瓜Affiliated Projects. Currently, there are funds to provide scholarships for 40 students, but with your help,听

we aim to raise $6,000 to send three additional students into the field during Summer 2024.

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17吃瓜is able to provide these scholarships with the partnership of you, our many members and donors. You are enabling 17吃瓜to establish new scholarships and grants through endowed funds, but your annual support (i.e., gifts this year) will allow 17吃瓜to send more eager students and early career scholars into the field.听

You may also make a designated gift by choosing any category from the drop-down menu on the donations module.

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We owe so much to our generous members; even a small donation of just $10 can add up to make a big difference. 100% of your gift will go towards Fieldwork Scholarships for students. Keep track of our March Fellowship Madness 2024 donation progress here!

Please spread the word and don鈥檛 hesitate to contact us if you have any questions (e-mail or call [703-789-9233]).

-The 17吃瓜Team

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Dar Ben Gacem Fellowship Report: Brien Garnand

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Dar Ben Gacem Fellowship Report: 17吃瓜Punic Project鈥�3D Modeling of Stelae and Cippi from Carthage

Brien Garnand, Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, Leiden University

As we approach the 100th and 50th anniversaries of American excavations at the Precinct of Tinnit and Ba鈥檒 in Carthage (the so-called 鈥渢ophet鈥�), and with publication eminent for the final report from the 17吃瓜Punic Project excavations, I have been preparing 3D models鈥攂oth full-scale printed replicas of individual stelae and a scale model of the entire American sector鈥攊n anticipation of a . Although there have been dozens of excavations at 鈥渢ophet鈥� sites across the Mediterranean, we lack publication of final reports with precise contexts. My efforts during this fellowship represent early, tentative steps to remedy this deficit.

The scale model of the site will represent just the Regulus-Salammb么 sector (Fig.1), the precise location of both the excavations of F. W. Kelsey / University of Michigan (1925) and of L. E. Stager / 17吃瓜Punic Project (1975-1979). Total station readings taken in the early 2000s have allowed me to correct the Kelsey-Michigan blueprint plans and the Stager-17吃瓜field-note plans, but the Kelsey blueprint of stelae inside the Roman vault has yet to be corrected because they lay outside of the total station鈥檚 range.

Fig.1. Site plan combining the blueprints of Kelsey-Michigan excavations (grey) with plans from the field notes of the Stager-17吃瓜excavations (black, blue, red), both within the same Regulus-Salammb么 sector of the precinct dedicated to Tinnit and Ba鈥榣 in Carthage (modified from Garnand & Greene 2023: 157, map 4). Note that the alignment of the Roman vault is imprecise.
Fig.1. Site plan combining the blueprints of Kelsey-Michigan excavations (grey) with plans from the field notes of the Stager-17吃瓜excavations (black, blue, red), both within the same Regulus-Salammb么 sector of the precinct dedicated to Tinnit and Ba鈥榣 in Carthage (modified from Garnand & Greene 2023: 157, map 4). Note that the alignment of the Roman vault is imprecise.

My goals during Dar Ben Gacem fellowship included initial negotiations to make hardware-based scans (Artec Spider) of limestone stelae in museum storerooms as well as actually making preliminary scans using software-based methods (Polycam) of sandstone cippi in the open-air museum at the precinct itself. You can follow the progress at our and on . The former methods will be reserved for those stelae in the Musee national de Carthage and in the Musee du Bardo, currently unavailable while they undergo inventory during museum renovations. I was able, however, to meet with museum curators and colleagues in the INP to make plans for the future. Once scanned, many stelae from American excavations can be replaced back into their precise contexts based upon the archival plans and upon annotated photographs that correspond to those plans (Fig.2).

Fig.2. General view westward with stelae from the Kelsey-Michigan Excavation (G. R. Swain photo 7-1874, 漏2024 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan).
Fig.2. General view westward with stelae from the Kelsey-Michigan Excavation (G. R. Swain photo 7-1874, 漏2024 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan).

During the fellowship, I was able to stitch together a rough scan of stelae and cippi still in situ, and these stone artifacts and other landmarks will serve as reference points for alignment, e.g. point D in the archival photo (Fig.2) and point C in the plan (Fig.1) relate to key points on my stitched Polycam model (Fig.3). Since I did not have permission to scan stela imbedded inside the Roman foundation vault, for now just the openings in the vault can be roughly aligned with the site plan at points A and B in anticipation of future scanning. While hardware-based scanning can be prohibitively expensive, my preliminary software-based scans required only a LiDAR equipped iPhone 14 Pro. For the moment, however, the hardware-based system does provide higher quality results.

Fig.3. Roughly stitched LiDAR scans of stelae in situ within the Regulus-Salammb么 sector (漏 2024 Institute National du Patrimoine 鈥� Tunisie / 17吃瓜Punic Project, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East).
Fig.3. Roughly stitched LiDAR scans of stelae in situ within the Regulus-Salammb么 sector (漏 2024 Institute National du Patrimoine 鈥� Tunisie / 17吃瓜Punic Project, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East).

Since I held the inaugural Dar Ben Gacem fellowship, I should offer a preview for future fellows. My hosts provided multiple opportunities to network with Tunisian scholars, US Embassy attaches, and visiting artists, as well as opportunities for conversation with other guests during meals, while the well-appointed scholar apartment provided a refuge for quiet study. This carefully restored beylic official鈥檚 residence has a conference room, in nearly continual use, where I presented a hands-on workshop about Polycam. I compared the iconography of stelae that I was scanning to the decorative repertoire of the residence itself (Fig.4). The Dar Ben Gacem has served as a sort of laboratory for the restoration of buildings in the medina of Tunis, so 3D-scanning of interior spaces and architectural details offered a readily transferrable technology that allows for accurate assessment and reconstruction.

Fig.4. Punic iconography from Mactar (Bardo Cb-989) compared to the decorative repertoire of Dar Ben Gacem鈥攖he floret (left) and the lunar crescent (right).
Fig.4. Punic iconography from Mactar (Bardo Cb-989) compared to the decorative repertoire of Dar Ben Gacem鈥攖he floret (left) and the lunar crescent (right).

As for the food, simply note that Jamie Oliver picked up tips on Tunisian cuisine while cooking in the Dar Ben Gacem kitchen ( @20:35-26:00). For an entire month, at each breakfast and dinner, I got to sample authentic fare (Fig.5).

Fig.5. Instagram-worthy fare (from L to R): mechouia, shakshuka, couscous, omek houria, lahmet thon.
Fig.5. Instagram-worthy fare (from L to R): mechouia, shakshuka, couscous, omek houria, lahmet thon.

Finally, the situation of the residence within the medina means that one can easily explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site just across the threshold. The INP, libraries, and other cultural resources are steps away (particularly resources for medieval and early-modern Tunis), with Carthage accessible via public transit and other archaeological sites within range of a day trip.

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