On day three, the daily rainfall continued to frustrate our efforts to finish cleaning the Cannicci site. The team at Cannicci joined the castle group on the hill, both to focus all efforts on excavating on dry land and to expose the newer Cannicci students to the experience of working at the castle site. Professor Michelle Hobart gave a brief tour of the castle and explained its history and importance to our research efforts, and then the entire team worked to continue removing the collapse from the keep in Area 1000 under the supervision of Benedetta Baleani, Cleo Barbafiera, Betsy, and Michael. Underneath, we found a continuation of the tile context which had been discovered last year, spurring hopes of further discoveries later in the season.
Following the work on the castle, the team returned to Cannicci, which was still too wet to dig and spotted with puddles. The rest of the day was dedicated to bucketing out the puddles and the drains in Area 1, an effort led by Betsy, Michael, and Marta. The day was cut short, just as we had finished bailing out the drains, by the arrival of another thunderstorm. Hopefully the weather will improve in the future, permitting further progress in Cannicci and easier removal of the collapse from the castle site!
Interconnected Mobility of People and Economy along the River Ombrone 