The site has been cleared, the students have arrived, and we are ready to begin the 2018 season of the Lago Trasimeno Archaeology Field School. This is our fourth season in the field and our third season of excavation at the Gioiella-Vaiano Villa site.

This season we will continue the excavation of the bath complex on the lower terrace, expanding to the north in order to investigate the connection between the bath complex and the areas excavated in 2016. In the central area we will continue to uncover the staircase, which appears to connect the central terrace with the bath complex, and the ‘apsidal’ structure that may, in fact, be part of a cistern or a well.

Today the weather was favorable and we are hoping that the rains of May have now dissipated and we will have 6 good weeks of excavation. Thirteen students from 7 different schools in the United States are joining us. We are also looking forward to our continued collaboration with the Comune of Castiglione del Lago and the Archaeo Trasimeno Group.

Our preliminary interim report on the first seasons of excavation is included here. Check back for updates throughout the season!

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