Perspective
Volunteer John Klinkhammer ponders the Janus flask he recovered during in 2010. Thanks to Stefanie Carpus for this great photo.
Dr. Mark Schuler
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Ceramic Catalog
As part of the work of preparing an interim report on the Northeast Insula Project, I am putting more of the data into an online format. The ceramic catalog is now up. It is organized by year and photos are labeled by basket number. We hope at some point to link analysis to photos. See the catalog at https://northeastinsulaeproject.org/albums/ceramics/.
Crossbow Fibula
One of the more interesting small finds from 2010 is a crossbow fibula-a pin used to hold together the corner of a garment at the shoulder. Such pins were worn first by soldiers and later by church officials.
Our fibula has been cleaned:
Some of the detail is quite exquisite:
Photos from above
Our friends at Haifa have just sent new photos of the Hippos Excavation taken from the air using a helicopter.
The NIP from the northeast:
I also though you might enjoy a dramatic view of the dig site from the west:
Gallery of Photos
One of the goals of my sabbatical in 2010-2011 is to put much more material from the dig on the web. To that end, I am experimenting with a photo gallery. See some practice pages at https://northeastinsulaeproject.org/gallery3/. Once I get my photo library organized, I’ll bring it to the web. Suggestions welcome.