| Department of Classics | University of Colorado at Boulder | May 2003 |
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Wink Jaffee Donates Magnificent Roman Coin Collection to Department
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Department of Classics
University of Colorado at Boulder
HUMN 340
248 UCB
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0248
Archaeology Field Notes
Thanks to the energy and commitment of a growing horde of undergraduate and graduate students, Classical Archaeology continues to flourish in the Department of Classics! In addition to filling packed courses such as Trash and Treasure, students are breaking free of the classroom walls, leaving the mountains of Colorado, and trekking off to Italy to dig. Last summer, Rachel Kahn (Classics B.A. 02, current Classics M.A. student) spent a season enrolled in the field school of the Anglo-American Project in Pompeii exploring the remains of structures in Insula VI,1. In addition to digging, learning and enjoying the camp atmosphere of the Pompeii project, Rachel uncovered a well-preserved piece of sculpted plaster in the cistern collapse of the House of the Surgeon. Bravissima!
This coming summer, two sophomore Classics majors, Elizabeth Hegeman and Emily Slitz, will join Nancy Greguras, a Classics M.A. student, at the Tufts University excavations and field school at Poggio Civitate (Murlo) near Siena, Italy. Beth, Emily and Nancy will learn field methods, conservation and documentation while uncovering domestic structures and fortifications at this early Etruscan site. They are especially excited to enhance their classroom learning in Boulder through hands-on analysis of artifacts in the field and, of course, discover the joys of modern Italian culture. In addition to fieldwork, all three young scholars will attend site lectures and visit museums throughout Tuscany. In addition to weeks of training in Tuscany, they plan to visit Rome for a week in early July to wander through the Forum Romanum, explore the museum galleries and indulge in gelato. We look forward to hearing all about their adventures next fall. Buon viaggio!
Finally, we are thrilled to announce that in late June of 2003, the Colorado/Kalamazoo/ Comune excavations at Villa of Maxentius will begin our multi-year exploration of this late Roman imperial villa with a four-week survey project. Prof. Diane Conlin, project co-director, has invited Classics graduate students, Rachel Kahn and Holly Scripter, to participate as project student assistants. Holly was awarded a scholarship to cover a portion of her travel costs from the Dante Alighieri Society of Denver, CO, Inc. Prof. Noel Lenski will join us in Rome to assist as the project numismatist and historian. In addition to completing our initial research objectives such as mapping out the site, determining future trench locations, and coordinating our databases, documentation procedures and conservation plans, the team will make final preparations for the full scale student field school. The field school is tentatively scheduled to begin in the summer of 2004 pending financial support from the institutions, external grant agencies, donors and CU alumni. Prof. Conlin hopes to enroll approximately 10-12 students from CU with training in Classics for the first field season.
Buona fortuna!
