Two Things Tuesday: Rain and a Plan

I feel like I’m starting to find my groove here this summer and our manuscript is getting tighter and more polished. This gives week two of my summer research leave a bit momentum. There are a couple things going on these days that probably deserve a bit of text. Thing the First We had a nice rain shower on Sunday. There’s something about summer rain in the Mediterranean. It’s abrupt, it can be intense and drenching, but it feels fleeting. It is the perfect counter balance to the grind of archaeology. Thing the Second We have managed to analyze enough of the material from two trenches S06 and T06 which are in the area of E.F2 to the east of the apse of the South Basilica. Here’s a general sketch of our work! We can now begin to compare this material to assemblages from elsewhere at the site and from other sites on Cyprus. There’s been a sustained interest in the distribution of Roman period finewares on the island with the two main forms Eastern Sigillata A and Cypriot Sigillata…