Pottery Stamps

Over the course of the summer, we found three pieces of terra sigillata marked with stamps.

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First, an intact "CV" (closest to OCK 2275.5, AD 25-50, but with less space between the letters and the border of the enclosing rectangle):

Second, a partial stamp, showing the last two letters of "L.N.P." (OCK 1226.14, 15 BC - AD 5). The inital "L" seems to have been lost in the ridges (i.e., the stamping was poorly done):

Finally, the longest of the three, a "Surisc[us] | L. Non[i]" where the "u" and the "r" of "Surisc" run together in a "VR" ligature (OCK 1282.2, 10 BC+):

Upcoming Conference

A weekend of culture in Italy, the Giornate Europee del Patrimonio, will feature a small conference at S. Maria in Pantano on Saturday, 28 September at 5.30 p.m. More info here. Stop by if you're in the area.

Post-Dig Press

A second press release went out after the dig was finished. Find it here, here, and here.
A completely separate article may be found here.

Still here

Well, as expected, posting frequency took a nose dive as the dig got underway. I'm back at home now, so expect some updates as the summer goes on.

Todi Sotteranea

Lots going on at the site, but more on that later. Today we went underground in Todi, visiting some ancient channels underneath the city. And by "visiting" I mean going hunched over through 2,300-year-old passage-ways cut into the rock on which Todi sits. A few moments of discomfort for me at the start, I don't mind saying, but by the end, it was terrific.

More Press

Well, the conference went fairly well, even though it ate up most of our morning. A few new stories today, mostly using the same text from our previous release, but with some new bits thrown in. (Here, here, here, here, here, here and here.)

Porca miseria!

Ouch. In the fine tradition of Americans in Europe, I've become a soccer fan in time for the European Championship. Italy just lost to Spain in overtime on the calci di rigore, which for some reason seem to be called "penalty kicks" in English. Not so great for the defending world champs, but it does free up some upcoming evenings.