Another year has passed and the Castellaraccio’s team is back to work at the castle. This is a special year since, after the long Covid forced brake, we are thrilled to have finally back with us Mike and Marc, our Australian team and of course, Ryan, who drove here from Ireland. Alan and Caroline also joined the team.
The first day, as usual, was a slow start. Students went to visit Cannicci the rest of the team (me, Cleo, and Benedetta) at the castle. After an introduction to the history and archaeology of Castellaraccio a small group started to clean Area 2000 to make it ready for the excavation, while the rest of the team worked on removing the remnants of the collapse from the northern room of Area 1000.
Michelle brought here three students, who are conducting a specific field school on GIS and building archaeology to visit, before moving to survey the supposed church of San Giorgio near the collapsed Medieval bridge on the Ombrone River.
The day ended up with a summer storm which forced us to leave slightly earlier than expected.
Interconnected Mobility of People and Economy along the River Ombrone 