SURF William Lobato

In 1967, near the archaeological site of Isthmia in Greece, construction workers who were putting in water lines unexpectedly encountered an ancient cemetery. Work was halted, and in response to a request from the government, archaeologists began a rescue excavation, which took place intermittently over the next three years. The excavators at the time did an excellent job of recovering material and documenting the process, but despite these efforts, final publication of the results of these excavations has stalled multiple times. Dr. Krotscheck has been asked to finish this project.
This fellowship will pick up where these excavators left off, and begin the documentation of the finds from this cemetery, with the ultimate goal of publication within the next five years. The student fellow will read the historic excavation notebooks and investigate the inventoried finds. They will then build an excel database of individual interments, along with grave goods found in them, so that these can then be analyzed and evaluated.
The cemetery contained over 100 graves, many of which included grave goods such as ceramic vessels, jewelry, fragments of weapons, and some coins. This fellowship should be of interest for any student studying the ancient world, ceramics, and/or archaeology. All work can be completed remotely.