Summary (English)
The five-week study season of research into the previously excavated finds from the site of the Roman baths at Carsulae extended from June 19 to July 26, 2015. All of our major goals were met:
1. Assigning of new inventory numbers to all finds as designated by the Soprintendenza Archeologica dell’Umbria. Numbers were allotted in groups of 500, and the final total reached 4,000.
2. Conservation of objects from previous seasons. Some of these, due to time constraints, had not been treated, and others had been conserved but needed re-treatment. The metals in particular needed attention, and all, from as far back as 2005, were cleaned, treated, and re-photographed.
3. Storage of excavated materials. This year, much was done to clarify the organization of the temporary storage area in the Albergo Duomo. Boxes of artifacts stored on the shelves were reorganized and relabeled, missing items were found and put back into place, and the boxes were placed back on the shelves according to year of discovery and the weight of the material. The boxes were renumbered for identification in the inventory system of the Soprintendenza. Larger, but still portable mosaic fragments have been housed in the Antiquarium at Carsulae since 2006. This season, several boxes of architectural elements (small mosaic fragments, architectural tiles, etc.) were transferred from the storeroom at the albergo to the Antiquarium.
4. Site conservation. Since we did not dig and did not have regular access to the site, conservation activities this season were minimal. Our conservator: a. uncovered areas of the site to check for winter damage and the need to reapply herbicide; b. cut weeds and other vegetation growing densely just outside the southeast corner of the roof, and applied herbicide and light-blocking tarpaulins.
Director
- Jane K. Whitehead - Valdosta State University Foundation Dep Modern and Classical Languages College of arts and Sciences, Georgia, USA
Team
- Nikos Vakalis - ICR
- Ellen Stewart
- Joanna Mundy - Emory University
- Shawna Hyland
- Wendy Hallinan
- Bianca Fossà - ICR
- Elena Lorenzetti
Research Body
- Valdosta State University Foundation Dep Modern and Classical Languages College of arts and Sciences, Georgia, USA
Funding Body
- University grants
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