Saint Anselm Students Dig for History in Italy
June 24, 2009
About 75 miles northwest of Rome, a group of 20 Saint Anselm College students and faculty are braving heat and snakes to excavate what they believe is an Etruscan religious sanctuary.
The five-week annual excavation, led by professor David George, Ph.D., began in 2006 with seven Saint Anselm College students. Their original inclinations-that the site was a Roman villa-changed with discoveries of various ceramic pieces. The team, including students from other colleges, is documenting their trip with blogs, photos, and a map on their website, digumbria.com.
One of the Saint Anselm students participating, Caitlin McGee '10, is making close study of the pottery and common-ware, ceramics designed for cooking and eating, with grant money received through the college's Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program (USRP).
Saint Anselm professor Linda Rulman is responsible for documenting the dig, and Saint Anselm classics professor Matthew Gonzales is a trench supervisor. Claudio Bizzarri of the University of Camerino, is co-director of the dig and will lend his expertise. Also assisting is field director Silvia Simonetti and laboratory supervisor Francesca Bellagamba.
Follow the group at http://www.digumbria.com.
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