by Benjamin Kahn | Oct 3, 2017 | 2017 Expedition
The 2017 UP Expedition to Pollentia saw chemistry faculty Valerie Walters and Kara Breuer, along with Fr. Mark Ghyselinck, C.S.C. (fine arts), as padre and artist in residence, and Andrea Nelin-Roth (development) as staff mentor/activities director, fully engaged in...
by Andrea | Aug 14, 2017 | 2017 Expedition
The Daily Dig For twenty days in July, each morning we trekked to the site. For those staying in the Artists House, each wakeup was the same: breakfast together, gathering in the street, and going through the routine of the checklist: hat, sunscreen, gloves and...
by Cesar | Aug 5, 2017 | 2017 Expedition
Hello and welcome to my last post! As part of my project for the Gilman Scholarship I will be writing once a week about the work, the food, the fun, and the people of Alcúdia. Let’s dive in! Final week Work has wrapped up and I am writing this from home in Portland!...
by Cesar | Jul 27, 2017 | 2017 Expedition
¡Hola! As part of my project for the Gilman Scholarship I will be writing once a week about the work, the food, the fun, and the people of Alcúdia. Let’s dive in! Week Three Work at Can Fanals is wrapping up! We found five of the previously excavated graves, and we...
by H. Richard | Jul 26, 2017 | 2017 Expedition
Action scenes illustrating the work of some 90 professional archaeologists, collaborators, and volunteers at Pollentia this summer, including scenes of UP PURE teammates at work excavating the late Roman cemetery in the area known by Can Fanals, after the historic...
by Cesar | Jul 18, 2017 | 2017 Expedition
¡Hola a todos! As part of my project for the Gilman Scholarship I will be writing once a week about the work, the food, the fun, and the people of Alcúdia. Let’s dive in! Week Two Work in Can Fanals is progressing at a rapid pace despite the heat. This past week we...