Excavating Apollonia/Arsuf (Phoenicians to Crusaders and what's in between) my work for this month

[Caladan]

Didnt have much time to take photos today.. but we filled dozens of buckets with a great amount of pottery we dug up at the wine press.. here's a sample:

Here's one of the madmen on my team. yes, he is charging me riding on a bulldozer.

 

[Caladan]

Well, today was the last day of the season, we had great timing as at the end of yesterday's dig we exposed the secondary fermentation pit, in all its beauty. I might dig next week as well in a small area we just discovered mosaic at.
it was a great season, great fun, hot Israeli sun, cold beers, lovely British lady-students, dipping in the sea in the after work hours, and doing some more drinking sessions at the bars at the beach at night. the discoveries were great and surprising, and next season should turn out to be interesting as well!

Secondary fermentation pit, all exposed!

Ruins of the Crusaders port:

 

[Caladan]

After-dig beach party

Your humble servant..

 

[Caladan]

A season of excavating compressed into a 4 min video!

YouTube - Apollonia (Arsuf) Archaeological Project- 2009 Season- Tel Aviv University

5 star ratings will be met with frubals

 

[England my lionheart]

Good stuff Cal

 

[Caladan]

Cheers! the guys at the dig loved the vid.

OK Im just about off for another day of digging, but as this time its me and a few more 'veteran' guys volunteering we can afford to get up and get on site in saner hours.

 

[Caladan]

A few of our little friends on the site:

 

[te_lanus]

Hi Caladan

This is something I would love to do one day. I'm quite envious .

te_lanus

 

[Caladan]

A nice Crusaders plate piece I dug out today:

Crusaders trench, in previous seasons some interesting warfare finds and artifacts were dug out of this area, ancient grenades, arrowheads, etc.

In the Crusaders fortress of Arsuf:

Dining hall: