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BALKAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION Archaeological Excavation
Spent 2 weeks excavating an ancient Greek emporion in Bulgaria. Attended lectures discussing archeology and documentation. Collected and documented finds from the field including building fragments, pottery, bone, coins, and other evidence of human activity. Gained further experience in documentation technologies, a more thorough explanation of preservation.
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Skills:
Excavation
Documentation
Identification of artifacts
Reconstruction of artifacts
Photogrammatry
Drawing of excavation site on August 9th, 2022
August 10th, 2022
Continued excavation of section B’4N using trawls, shovels, and pick axes. Removed section and sifted through the debris. Uncovered mainly pottery, mass construction, some bone, in the section wall. Area is less likely to be used for eating/animal preparation.
August 11th, 2022
Continued excavation of B’3 section wall. Identified pottery, bone, and roof tiles. Uncovered more destruction identifying an amphora. The pile of destruction indicates manner of structures demise.
August 12th, 2022
Continued excavation and destruction of B’3 section wall. Uncovered fireplace and fishing stone. After tagging and removing, identified wall marking the negative feature for this area on the eastern side of the wall. Took depths of significant points on the wall and drew one horizontal plan.
August 13th , 2022
Continued excavation and destruction of B’3 section wall. Took levels at various stages until we hit what we determined to be the negative space “floor”.In the eastern portion of the wall, a bronze artifact was discovered. Pottery was also found.
Continued excavation of section B’3 wall. Wall was delegated into 3 sections- east, middle, and west. The middle section was between roof and urn fragments. Took levels of the deconstruction areas, as well as the loom weight that was found earlier.
August 17th, 2022
Continued excavation of B’3 section wall. Began removal and documentation of urn and roof fragments. Took levels of each and removed floor layers in negative space. A femur, clay pottery, mass construction materials found.
August 18th, 2022
Continued excavation of B’3 section wall. Removed roof tile destruction and urn. In addition to this, a femur was discovered, as well as pottery.
August 19th, 2022
Removed layer from negative structure 3-3 in section B’3. Uncovered ashy layer and bone fragments, indicating use of room as hearth or animal preparation space. Pottery was also found.
