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Welcome to the Field Journal! Here you can record a visit that you took to an archaeological dig - so that other students and learners around the world can hear first-hand what it's like where you went! Entries from other people: Name: bdfvbvb Email: Date: Tue Apr 5 Location: Site: Comments: Name: jason thresher Email: Date: Fri Feb 27 Location: stevenage Site: st nicholas Comments: ihave found lots of pots Name: danielle Email: Date: Tue Nov 4 Location: ct Site: commputer Comments: fun,cool,fabulous Name: Brooke Email: sugar_kiss62 Date: Thu Oct 16 Location: Arlington Site: Comments: cool Name: Brooke Email: sugar_kiss62 Date: Thu Oct 16 Location: Arlington Site: Comments: cool Name: andy riemer Email: none Date: Wed Feb 13 Location: Herndon Va 20170 Site: dad's computer Comments: hi team how are you doing? I haven't been on for a while. how about you. Name: Michael Email: Mimors1@aol.com Date: Mon Sep 4 Location: Site: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Comments: SOMEONE ME Name: Andrea Email: andrea@bellatlantic.net Date: Fri May 12 Location: Fairfax Site: Morocco Comments: The ancient Romans were very well traveled, and left some wonderful ruins behind in North Africa. In one site we visited in Morocco, archaeologists had uncovered entire buildings in what had been the center of the community. Detailed carvings and decorations helped them identify each building. As tourists, when these were pointed out and explained to us, we thought that the use of each building appeared obvious. In reality, it took years of work to carefully uncover these clues. Name: Email: Date: Sun Apr 30 Location: Site: Comments: -pical flat, square Roman bricks. I tried to find one with markings but never did. I still have some of the bricks though. The site was secluded and I used it sometimes as an NDP ( night Defensive Perimeter) into which I would relocate my platoon for the night during manauvers. We'd make a fire, heat up C-rations just like other soldiers did on the same location 2000 years before. My biggest regret is that I didn't have my metakl detector there. Not good archeology, but I might have been able to find some decent artifacts. Later, our unit did get mine detectors and I became the mine detector team leader soley to be able to "borrow" them to look for stuff. I found WW2 relics with it, (including a live bazooka shell!) but I never got to the Roman site with it. Best of luck with your project, Warmest Regards, Mark Steg Name: Mark Steg Email: hast66@velocity.net Date: Sun Apr 30 Location: Erie, PA Site: Rheinlan-Pfalz, Germany Comments: Hi Nick! I have always loved archeology but was frustrated by a dearth of ancient sites around where I live in Northwest PA. However, this situation changed when I was stationed in Germany from 1978-81. I used to have to use German topographic maps (which are superbly accurate and have EVERYTHING marked on them) quite a bit for manauvers. I was always intrigued by such notations as "romischer graben" and "romischer villa" on sites deep in the woods. My German friends were finally able to overcame barriers the barriers of language so that I understood that these were the sites of ruins dating from the Roman occupation of Western Germany. So, armed with my trusty compass and the topo maps, I went off to explore the closest of these places. One I recall was a nice mound, with large ammounts of the ty Name: cathy Email: casteg@knight-hub.com Location: virginia Site: Bignor Roman Villa (England) Comments: Bignor is a magnificent ruin of one of the major Roman villas in the South of England. Located near Stane Street -- an old Roman road -- and not far from Fishbourne, Bignor features gorgeous mosaic floors, the longest ancient tiled hall in England, and a collection of wonderful Roman-era personal objects found on the site, including tweezers and ear-wax picks! I visited the site in 1996, on a tour of the remnants of the ancient Roman occupation in Great Britain. I wish I could go back! Name: The Team Email: Location: Site: Comments: Feel free to add your experiences! |
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