| ROMAN THEATER OF CLUNIA Burgos, Spain Season: July 2008 Period: Roman One of Spain's most fascinating Roman cities, Clunia was a hub of northern Hispania during the 1st and 2nd centuries. So far archaeologists have uncovered the Forum, several important houses, the basilica and two bath complexes. We will be excavating the city's 9,000-seat theater, the largest in the Iberian Peninsula. In past years our crews have shed new light on the construction and usage of the theater. |
NECROPOLIS
OF PINTIA Valladolid,
Spain
Season: June, July, August 2008 Periods: Iron Age, Roman The Vaccean (Celtic-Iron Age) culture settled in Pintia around the 5th century BC, later conquered by the Romans. Since 2004, excavations of the necropolis, which was used between the 4th century BC and the 1st century, have uncovered 130 cremation burials. Many of the burials have provided important information and artifacts relating to the settlement's social structure and the culture's warrior class. This summer we will continue the excavation of Pintia's Iron Age necropolis.
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| MONTE
TESTACCIO Rome,
Italy
Season:
September 2008 Period: Roman Monte Testaccio
is an artificial hill inside the walls of Rome, formed exclusively
by the fragments of discarded amphorae - many of which still bear
the markings of the contents and the exporters who transported
them - that arrived in Rome during
the 1st to 3rd centuries. Once an
ancient pottery dump, Monte Testaccio is now one of the world's
largest archives of Roman commerce. |
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM AT POLLENTIA Mallorca,
Spain Season: July 2008 Period: Roman, Medieval Our High School team will join the ongoing excavation of the Roman Forum of Pollentia, a settlement in northern Mallorca which was founded by the Romans in 70 BC. The ruins of the city are the best preserved Roman remains on the island and they have become an important reference for the study of the spread of Roman culture in the Mediterranean. This program is open for students ages 16 and 17 (grades 11 and 12). |
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Periods: Iron Age, Roman, Medieval The Romans conquered this Celtiberian stronghold in 98 BC, adding important public works such as an aqueduct, baths, and the Forum. Settlement at Tiermes ranges from the Iron Age to Medieval times, offering a comprehensive scope of Spain's history over the past four millennia. Over the past several years our teams have uncovered dozens of previously unknown structures in the Roman Forum. |
