Oil lamps were part of the daily life of ancients. One lamp could give light to a whole room. Even more, could two.
While exposing the remains of the plaster floor on DQ41, David Kluth uncovered two oils lamps together in a crevice just to the right of the north doorway to the room.
When cleaned and identified, these lamps may be helpful in dating the space we are excavating. David is rightly pleased with his find; so are we…
After completing two weeks of work, Anna and Alex now leave us to take up their new positions as Directors of Christian Education in the Lutheran Church. Alex will serve in Wisconsin and Anna in Michigan. We will miss their energy and joy of discovery. Wish we could save some shards for them to wash 😉
While working near the north door, John pulled out a fully intact unguentarium, a small ceramic bottle that likely held olive oil or some other liquid or powder. After so many shards, a complete piece is exciting.
For more, consult, “The Chronology and Function of Ceramic Unguentaria” by Virginia R. Anderson-Stojanović in the American Journal of Archaeology Vol. 91, No. 1 (Jan., 1987), pp. 105-122.
