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Week 3: July 9 – 15
Typical morning scene at 6:45 am packing up the four vans with the equipment for the day. The trip from Ano Karyes to the lower sanctuary takes about 10 minutes by car and to the upper site takes about...
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Week 4: July 16-22, 2007
George Davis presenting his geological research in the Dining Palace. George Davis gives a presentation of the results of his geological survey during the 2007 summer in the Dining Palace. The...
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Arrival in Greece: June 1-5, 2009
In the first few days of any field season, it’s always a little strange to relinquish all our other roles in life—as students, parents, programmers, professors, retirees, geologists, historians,...
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Start of Excavations: June 6-12
Our first few days of digging held a surprise for us: miserable weather. Those of us in the field had to contend with low temperatures, high winds, driving rain, and even occasional hail. Who thought...
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Spotlight on Architecture
The archaeology of the past century has seen a deepening appreciation of the fact that excavation, even as it adds to our knowledge of the past, destroys that past beyond recall. Unlike the results of...
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Geology and Landscape
George Davis in a cave This week I’ll introduce another exceptional team working at Mt. Lykaion: the geologists. It’s a team of just two—Dr. George Davis of the University of Arizona and his able...
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Modern Lykaion Games
The tenth Modern Lykaion Games were held on Sunday August 9, 2009 in a beautiful mountain meadow high on the slopes of Mt. Lykaion in Arcadia at 1182 m (4000 feet) above sea level. Site of the Lykaion...
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The 2010 Field Season Begins
The Summer 2010 Field Season began with the arrival of over 40 archaeologists, architects, surveyors and specialists to Mt. Lykaion on June 5th. The group, which will expand to over 60 people through...
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Not All Work And No Play
Each week, daily excavation and survey work takes a short hiatus on Saturday afternoons and Sundays. While weekends are certainly meant to be restful, they are also full of excursions, activities, and...
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Around Ano Karyes
Once the excavation, survey, and architecture teams leave for work each day, the villages are for the most part transformed back into their usual sleepy selves. The sherd yard however, managed by...
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