Pollèntia Teams Received by the President
Tuesday, July 15, saw all the Pollèntia research teams headed to Palma de Mallorca for a reception hosted by José Ramón Bauzà Díaz, President de les Illes Balears (Balearic Islands). The Major de Alcúdia, Dove Terrace Ventayol, met us in Palma for the reception at...
Iglesia de Sant Jaume in Alcúdia
Visible from most points in the Pollèntia excavation site, the Iglesia de Sant Jaume was completed in 1893, on the site of an earlier church dating to the fourteenth century. The original structure collapsed in 1870 and was replaced by the current Gothic church...
They Found the Wall! (…and a grave)
At dinner on Wed July 16, Director Miguel Cao reminded the UP Pollèntia Team that we stood about a 10% chance of seeing the wall and grave from the 1920s excavation uncovered at the spot we predicted; in fact, the Barcelona group often makes several test trenches...
Washing Prospection Findings
Here’s the archaeological reality: when you find pottery fragments, then you must wash pottery fragments! UP Pollèntia Team members take turns with scrub brush and water–a good opportunity, too, to discard the rocks we picked up in our enthusiasm during...Subscribe by Email
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