Packed and ready for departure (matching team t-shirts from SCIP 2021 not planned…)The Afentakeio Foundation – our home base on KimolosExporing Kimolos – the famous “Skiadi”Around ChorioReconnaissance on PolyaigosOn the boat and ready for day 1!The church of Aghios EfstathiosFieldwalking on Aghios EfstathiosThe feature team in actionBreak time!ManolonisiPrasonisiFieldwalking on PrasonisiMikri AkradiaThe presentation of the findsExpert revisitation on Mikri AkradiaKlima, MilosPolyaigos at dawn, from Kimolos
Weeks 2-4: Polyaigos
Setting out from KimolosReady for action on the way to PolyaigosTeam 1 takes the fieldFieldwalking with team 2Team 3 plans their next moveA distinctive landscapeThe “rabbit rock” from abovePortraits from the fieldA steep ascentThe view from aboveWaiting for our rideThe lighthouse of PolyaigosSouvlaki night at baseA very special birthday dinnerAnother very special birthday dinner, with dessert!
2021 Field Season Photos
Weeks 1-2: Kythnos, Serifopoula, Piperi, and Vous
Week 3: Sifnos and Kitriani
Weeks 4-5: Syros and Environs
2020 Field Season Photos
Week 1: Antiparos and Strongylo
Week 2: Antiparos and Islets North
Week 3: Paros and the Bay of Naousa
2019 Field Season Photos
Week 1
Departure for ParosOn our way!Arrival in Piso LivadiHotel CoraliKefala Hill, capped by Monastery of Aghios Antonios (view from Piso Livadi)Orientation Part I: The Antiquities of Paros with Ioannis GeorganasKaterina contemplates the galleriesIoannis inspects the courtyardGoing to church…Around ParoikiaA Venetian tower made out of an ancient temple, next to a modern houseStopping to smell the flowersAround Paroikia: a church (on top of a temple)Orientation Part II: A site visit to KoukounariesNaoussa BayOrientation Part III: DGPS and Drone UseEmbarkationLoading up for day of fieldworkThanasis joins the teamOn the way to TsimintiriA Tsimintiri tour with Yannos KourayosThe features team is ready.The first of many drone-related selfies…On the way home from a hard day’s workArrival on DrionisiFieldwalkingArchaeology at its finestTeam photo after completing the survey of Dryonisi
Week 2
Welcome to Sue for week 2!Sunrise over Naxos from Piso LivadiAnother view of the sunrise from Hotel CoraliA new port for a new island group: Alyki, ParosField fashion and quarriesHüseyin demonstrates proper survey attire.Round 2The survey team crests a hillSue checks her bearingBreak timeFieldwalking with a view to the “blue lagoon” of PanteronisiPanteronisi is for sale…John celebrates his ? birthdayHappy birthday to John!Aaron’s sacred napThe team is dried off and ready to rollLiza, Evan, and Hüseyin are ready for features!Kampana from TournaSurveying Tourna, looking south toward KampanaSurveying TournaSurvey team selfie at the end of the weekFinishing off a drone flight with purposeSunset on Week 2
Week 3
Week 3 with a new arrival: Stella joins the teamEvraiokastroEvraiokastro, toward GaidouronisiEvraiokastro to the Bay of NaousaDocumenting the kastroThe survey team in thick brushThe boat awaitsThe morning of John’s departure, much to earlyThe apothiki team sees John off at the airportA new morning commute: the approach to FiliziOn the way to FiliziA goat islandGoats on FiliziFeature identificationFeature documentationFinding the next feature…The Tabletop Sketcher Evan(?) and Trimble Pen on tablecloth 2019
Week 4
Filizi: The Final Frontier…MORE features…Today is a day to drone survey a sea cave…The approachEntryFilizi from aboveA view from the topGridded collectionGridded collectionMJ and Aubrey put in a late night on the database…Evan and Alex working hard on the GISDrone survey of DespotikoDrone survey with Yannos Kourayos and FredericoSanctuary of Despotiko from aboveAround DespotikoThe penultimate group dinner in MarpissaOur final group dinner: goodbye to Piso Livadi and SCIP 2019!